CLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLIES 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CLIES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIES is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIES
No single letter turns CLIES into another word.
How CLIES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about CLIES
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of CLIES
The 5 tiles of CLIES in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in CLIES
1 words end in CLIES. Useful as a back hook: play CLIES onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLIES inside
2 words contain CLIES in the middle. Words that start with CLIES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIES
Common questions about CLIES
- Is CLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLIES is not in it.
- How many points is CLIES worth?
- CLIES is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLIES?
- No single letter can be added to CLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLIES:
Open CLIES in the Word Finder