CLEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CLEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLEAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLEAN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLEAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cleansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLEAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about CLEAN
- The same 5 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 CLEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Free from dirt, marks, or impurities.
Clean describes a surface, object, or place with no visible dirt, stains, or unwanted substances, and it extends to abstract uses such as a clean record with no offenses or a clean sound with no distortion. The word also functions as a verb meaning to remove dirt, and as an adverb in phrases like clean forgot. Its opposite, dirty, marks the most common contrast people draw when using it.
How CLEAN is used
Common adjective; also widely used as a verb and, informally, as an adverb.
- She wiped the table until it looked clean.
- He kept a clean driving record for twenty years.
- The clean water flowed straight from the mountain spring.
- They wore clean clothes for the interview.
- The mechanic praised the engine's clean design.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLEAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLEAN
The 5 tiles of CLEAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CLEAN
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with CLEAN.
Words ending in CLEAN
8 words end in CLEAN. Useful as a back hook: play CLEAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLEAN inside
24 words contain CLEAN in the middle. Words that start with CLEAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLEAN
Common questions about CLEAN
- Is CLEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLEAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLEAN worth?
- CLEAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLEAN mean?
- Free from dirt, marks, or impurities.
- What letters can be added to CLEAN?
- CLEAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLEAN:
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