CLERICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CLERICAL 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 CLERICAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLERICAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLERICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clericalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLERICAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLERICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLERICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLERICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to office work such as filing and routine administration, or relating to the clergy.
A clerical job usually means paperwork and records rather than creative or manual work. In religious settings, clerical dress means the collar and robes worn by clergy, and the two senses come from the same root, cleric.
How CLERICAL is used
The office sense and the clergy sense are both common.
- She took a clerical post at the council offices.
- The bank blamed the error on a clerical mistake.
- He wore a black clerical collar to the service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLERICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLERICAL
6 longer words begin with CLERICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CLERICAL
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Common questions about CLERICAL
- Is CLERICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLERICAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLERICAL worth?
- CLERICAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLERICAL mean?
- Relating to office work such as filing and routine administration, or relating to the clergy.
- What letters can be added to CLERICAL?
- CLERICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLERICAL:
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