CLAVUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLAVUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAVUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAVUS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAVUS
No single letter turns CLAVUS into another word.
How CLAVUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLAVUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does CLAVUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A corn on the foot, a hard thickened patch of skin on or between the toes.
In medical Latin a clavus is a corn, so called because it was thought to look like a nail driven into the skin. Ill-fitting shoes are the usual cause, since pressure keeps pressing on the same spot. The same word was used in ancient Rome for a purple stripe on a senator's tunic, and in medicine for a sharp, nail-like headache.
How CLAVUS is used
Technical; the plural is clavi. Everyday speech simply says corn.
- The doctor found a clavus on the side of her little toe.
- A tight shoe had produced a painful clavus.
- Old texts use clavus where we now say corn.
- He soaked his foot to soften the clavus.
- A senator's tunic carried a broad clavus of purple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAVUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAVUS
Common questions about CLAVUS
- Is CLAVUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAVUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAVUS worth?
- CLAVUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAVUS mean?
- A corn on the foot, a hard thickened patch of skin on or between the toes.
- What letters can be added to CLAVUS?
- No single letter can be added to CLAVUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLAVUS:
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