CLEARCUT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CLEARCUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLEARCUT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLEARCUT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLEARCUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clearcutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLEARCUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLEARCUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLEARCUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLEARCUT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sharply defined and easy to see or understand, with no room for doubt.
Journalists speak of a clearcut victory or a clearcut rule when nothing about it is vague. Foresters use the same term for an area where every tree has been felled, a sense more often written clear-cut.
How CLEARCUT is used
Often written with a hyphen as clear-cut.
- It was a clearcut case of mistaken identity.
- The rules are clearcut and leave no room for argument.
- The company left a clearcut hillside behind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLEARCUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLEARCUT
3 longer words begin with CLEARCUT.
Shorter words from the letters in CLEARCUT
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Common questions about CLEARCUT
- Is CLEARCUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLEARCUT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLEARCUT worth?
- CLEARCUT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLEARCUT mean?
- Sharply defined and easy to see or understand, with no room for doubt.
- What letters can be added to CLEARCUT?
- CLEARCUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLEARCUT:
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