CLEFT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CLEFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLEFT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLEFT is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLEFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cleftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLEFT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLEFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does CLEFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A V-shaped split, crack, or indentation, especially one appearing naturally in rock, the body, or a plant.
A cleft forms wherever a surface divides into two distinct parts along a narrow line, whether that is a fissure running through a cliff face, the natural dimple in a cleft chin, or the gap between the halves of a cleft palate that surgeons repair in infancy. Geologists use cleft for a crack opened by weathering or movement in rock, while botanists describe a leaf as cleft when its edge is cut nearly to the midrib. The word is also the past participle of the verb cleave, so something can be described as cleft in two by an axe or a sudden blow.
How CLEFT is used
A common word in descriptions of rock formations, facial features, and split objects; also used medically, as in cleft palate.
- Water had worn a deep cleft into the limestone over centuries.
- The actor was known for the cleft in his chin.
- Surgeons repaired the infant's cleft palate before her first birthday.
- A single blow left the log cleft down the middle.
- The trail wound through a narrow cleft between two boulders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLEFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLEFT
3 longer words begin with CLEFT.
Words ending in CLEFT
1 words end in CLEFT. Useful as a back hook: play CLEFT onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CLEFT
Common questions about CLEFT
- Is CLEFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLEFT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLEFT worth?
- CLEFT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLEFT mean?
- A V-shaped split, crack, or indentation, especially one appearing naturally in rock, the body, or a plant.
- What letters can be added to CLEFT?
- CLEFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLEFT:
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