CLERKESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLERKESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CLERKESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLERKESS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLERKESS
No single letter turns CLERKESS into another word.
How CLERKESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLERKESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLERKESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of CLERKESS
The 8 tiles of CLERKESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CLERKESS
1 longer words begin with CLERKESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CLERKESS
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Common questions about CLERKESS
- Is CLERKESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLERKESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLERKESS worth?
- CLERKESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLERKESS?
- No single letter can be added to CLERKESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLERKESS:
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