CLING is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLING?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLING is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does CLING mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hold on tightly to something or someone, or to stick closely to a surface.
Cling describes a firm, often desperate or affectionate, grip on something, as when a child clings to a parent or wet clothing clings to skin. The word extends beyond the physical sense to describe stubborn attachment to an idea, habit, or hope, as in cling to a belief. It comes from an Old English root meaning to stick fast or shrink together.
How CLING is used
Verb usually followed by to; describes both physical grip and emotional attachment.
- The toddler clings tightly to her mother's leg at the door.
- Wet leaves cling to the windshield after every storm.
- He continues to cling to the hope that she will return.
- Ivy clings to the brick wall of the old house.
- Survivors were clinging to a piece of floating wreckage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLING
21 longer words begin with CLING.
Words ending in CLING
Showing 24 of 29 words that end in CLING. Useful as a back hook: play CLING onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLING inside
6 words contain CLING in the middle. Words that start with CLING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLING
Common questions about CLING
- Is CLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLING worth?
- CLING is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLING mean?
- To hold on tightly to something or someone, or to stick closely to a surface.
- What letters can be added to CLING?
- CLING takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLING:
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