CLAVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CLAVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAVATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAVATE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clavatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CLAVATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLAVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CLAVATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotany
Shaped like a club, growing thicker toward the tip.
Botanists and zoologists use clavate to describe antennae, fungi and plant parts that swell at the far end. The Latin root means club, which explains the shape.
How CLAVATE is used
Used in scientific descriptions of fungi, insects and plants; clavated is a rarer form.
- The fungus has a clavate fruiting body that narrows at the base.
- Butterflies have clavate antennae with a small knob at the end.
- The leaf hairs are slender and clavate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLAVATE
2 longer words begin with CLAVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAVATE
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Common questions about CLAVATE
- Is CLAVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAVATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAVATE worth?
- CLAVATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAVATE mean?
- Shaped like a club, growing thicker toward the tip.
- What letters can be added to CLAVATE?
- CLAVATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLAVATE:
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