CLIED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLIED 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CLIED?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIED is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIED
No single letter turns CLIED into another word.
How CLIED scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLIED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does CLIED mean in Scrabble?
CLIED is the past tense or past participle of CLY.
CLY(verb) — To steal or seize something, especially by stealth.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIED
Common questions about CLIED
- Is CLIED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLIED is not in it.
- How many points is CLIED worth?
- CLIED is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLIED?
- No single letter can be added to CLIED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLIED:
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