CLIME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CLIME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLIME?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIME is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
climesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLIME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLIME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does CLIME mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A region or country considered in terms of its climate, especially a notably warm or otherwise distinctive one.
Writers use clime instead of the more ordinary climate when they want a more elevated or old-fashioned tone, often in the phrase warmer climes to mean sunnier places abroad. The word survives mainly in poetry, travel writing and phrases borrowed from earlier English rather than in everyday conversation. Because clime emphasizes a place defined by its weather, it often appears alongside descriptions of escape, travel or retirement to somewhere pleasant.
How CLIME is used
Chiefly literary; nearly always seen in the set phrase warmer climes or sunnier climes.
- They dreamed of retiring to a warmer clime.
- The poem contrasts the icy clime of the north with southern warmth.
- Birds migrate each year toward a milder clime.
- He longed to escape the grey clime of home.
- Travelers sought a sunnier clime for the winter months.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLIME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLIME
The 5 tiles of CLIME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CLIME
1 longer words begin with CLIME.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIME
Common questions about CLIME
- Is CLIME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIME worth?
- CLIME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLIME mean?
- A region or country considered in terms of its climate, especially a notably warm or otherwise distinctive one.
- What letters can be added to CLIME?
- CLIME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLIME:
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