CLEANSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CLEANSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLEANSE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLEANSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLEANSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLEANSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLEANSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What stands out about CLEANSE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 CLEANSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something thoroughly clean.
Cleanse often suggests a deeper clean than simple washing, as with skin or a wound. It can also mean to free a person or place of something bad, such as guilt or impurity.
How CLEANSE is used
The verb cleanse is used for skincare, medicine and also for moral or spiritual clearing.
- Cleanse the wound gently before applying the bandage.
- She likes to cleanse her face each evening.
- The ritual was meant to cleanse the village of its sins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLEANSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLEANSE
The 7 tiles of CLEANSE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CLEANSE
4 longer words begin with CLEANSE.
Shorter words from the letters in CLEANSE
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Common questions about CLEANSE
- Is CLEANSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLEANSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLEANSE worth?
- CLEANSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLEANSE mean?
- To make something thoroughly clean.
- What letters can be added to CLEANSE?
- CLEANSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLEANSE:
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