CLIANTHUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLIANTHUS 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 CLIANTHUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIANTHUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIANTHUS
No single letter turns CLIANTHUS into another word.
How CLIANTHUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CLIANTHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLIANTHUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CLIANTHUS
- All 9 letters of CLIANTHUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CLIANTHUS
1 longer words begin with CLIANTHUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIANTHUS
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Common questions about CLIANTHUS
- Is CLIANTHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIANTHUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIANTHUS worth?
- CLIANTHUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLIANTHUS?
- No single letter can be added to CLIANTHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CLIANTHUS:
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