CLEW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CLEW 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 CLEW?
| 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 CLEW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLEW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CLEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does CLEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The lower corner of a sail; a ball of thread.
Clew is the older spelling of clue, and the modern sense came from the ball of thread used to find a way out of a labyrinth. Every detective story rests on that single image.
How CLEW is used
Countable: a clew, two clews.
- The clew of a sail takes the sheet.
- The word clew gave English the word clue.
- A ball of thread in a labyrinth was the original clew.
- Two clews on a square sail and one on a triangular one.
- Detective fiction rests on the image behind clew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLEW
3 longer words begin with CLEW.
Words ending in CLEW
1 words end in CLEW. Useful as a back hook: play CLEW onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLEW inside
7 words contain CLEW in the middle. Words that start with CLEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLEW
Common questions about CLEW
- Is CLEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLEW, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLEW worth?
- CLEW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLEW mean?
- The lower corner of a sail; a ball of thread.
- What letters can be added to CLEW?
- CLEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CLEW:
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