CLAYBANK is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CLAYBANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAYBANK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAYBANK is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAYBANK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
claybanksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLAYBANK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLAYBANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLAYBANK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLAYBANK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dull yellowish-brown colour, or a horse of that colour.
Claybank describes the tint of dry clay, between tan and dun. Horsemen once used it for a coat shade, often with a dark stripe down the back, and a claybank mare appears in many Western stories.
How CLAYBANK is used
A colour name from horse breeding; claybank is rare in modern everyday speech.
- He rode a sturdy claybank across the plains.
- The walls were painted a warm claybank shade.
- A claybank stallion stood at the edge of the corral.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAYBANK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLAYBANK
1 longer words begin with CLAYBANK.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAYBANK
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Common questions about CLAYBANK
- Is CLAYBANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAYBANK, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAYBANK worth?
- CLAYBANK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAYBANK mean?
- A dull yellowish-brown colour, or a horse of that colour.
- What letters can be added to CLAYBANK?
- CLAYBANK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLAYBANK:
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