CLERK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLERK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLERK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLERK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLERK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clerksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLERK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLERK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does CLERK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person employed in an office, shop, bank or court to keep records, accounts or documents, or to carry out routine administrative duties.
A clerk handles the paperwork and record-keeping that keeps an organisation running smoothly, whether that means filing documents in an office, ringing up sales in a shop, or maintaining the official record of a court's proceedings. The exact duties vary widely by setting, from a bank clerk processing transactions to a town clerk managing the records of a local council. The word can also work as a verb, meaning to work as a clerk, as in someone who clerks for a judge. Despite covering many different jobs, clerk always centres on organised, routine administrative work.
How CLERK is used
Common in everyday and professional English, covering a wide range of administrative and record-keeping roles.
- The clerk stamped the documents and filed them away.
- She worked as a clerk in the county court for many years.
- A shop clerk rang up the purchase at the register.
- The town clerk kept minutes of every council meeting.
- He clerked for a senior judge after finishing law school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLERK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLERK
18 longer words begin with CLERK.
Words ending in CLERK
3 words end in CLERK. Useful as a back hook: play CLERK onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLERK inside
3 words contain CLERK in the middle. Words that start with CLERK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLERK
Common questions about CLERK
- Is CLERK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLERK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLERK worth?
- CLERK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLERK mean?
- A person employed in an office, shop, bank or court to keep records, accounts or documents, or to carry out routine administrative duties.
- What letters can be added to CLERK?
- CLERK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLERK:
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