CLEF is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CLEF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLEF?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLEF is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLEF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLEF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CLEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does CLEF mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A symbol fixing the pitch of written notes.
Clef is French for key, and it does precisely that: the symbol tells a reader which line is which note. Without one a stave of music says nothing at all.
How CLEF is used
Countable: a clef, two clefs.
- A stave without a clef carries no information.
- The word clef is French for key.
- A treble clef and a bass clef fix different lines.
- Two clefs on one system is normal for a piano.
- The clef must be redrawn on every line of music.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLEF
5 longer words begin with CLEF.
Words with CLEF inside
1 words contain CLEF in the middle. Words that start with CLEF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLEF
Common questions about CLEF
- Is CLEF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLEF, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLEF worth?
- CLEF is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLEF mean?
- A symbol fixing the pitch of written notes.
- What letters can be added to CLEF?
- CLEF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CLEF:
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