CLAY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CLAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
claysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CLAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about CLAY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Fine-grained earth used for pottery.
Clay particles are flat and stack like plates, which is why the material holds water and why it cracks as it dries. The phrase about feet of clay comes from a passage in Daniel.
How CLAY is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Clay holds water because its particles are flat.
- The word clay is Old English and unchanged.
- Feet of clay comes from a biblical passage.
- A clay soil cracks in August and floods in November.
- Two clays from the same pit fire to different colours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLAY
The 4 tiles of CLAY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CLAY
22 longer words begin with CLAY.
Words ending in CLAY
5 words end in CLAY. Useful as a back hook: play CLAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLAY inside
7 words contain CLAY in the middle. Words that start with CLAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAY
Common questions about CLAY
- Is CLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAY worth?
- CLAY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAY mean?
- Fine-grained earth used for pottery.
- What letters can be added to CLAY?
- CLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CLAY:
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