CLICHE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CLICHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLICHE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLICHE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLICHE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLICHE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLICHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does CLICHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A phrase, idea or image used so often that it has lost its freshness and force.
Writers try to avoid a cliche because readers have met it many times before and stop paying attention. The word is French, from a printer's term for a metal plate that stamped the same text again and again, which fits its meaning well. It can describe a worn phrase such as "avoid it like the plague", and also a predictable character or plot.
How CLICHE is used
Common in talk about writing, film and art; the accented form cliché is the usual spelling in print.
- The ending of the film was a tired cliche.
- He winced at every cliche in the speech.
- A hero who saves the day at the last second is a familiar cliche.
- Her essay was clear but full of cliche.
- Every editor hates a cliche in a first sentence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLICHE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLICHE
The 6 tiles of CLICHE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CLICHE
3 longer words begin with CLICHE.
Shorter words from the letters in CLICHE
Common questions about CLICHE
- Is CLICHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLICHE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLICHE worth?
- CLICHE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLICHE mean?
- A phrase, idea or image used so often that it has lost its freshness and force.
- What letters can be added to CLICHE?
- CLICHE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLICHE:
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