CLINGSTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CLINGSTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLINGSTONE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLINGSTONE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLINGSTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clingstonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLINGSTONE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CLINGSTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLINGSTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLINGSTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A peach or similar fruit whose flesh sticks firmly to the stone.
Gardeners separate clingstone fruit from freestone fruit, whose stone comes away easily. Clingstone peaches are often chosen for canning because they hold their shape. Eating one fresh can be messy, since the flesh must be bitten off the pit.
How CLINGSTONE is used
Used in horticulture and the fruit trade for peaches whose flesh clings to the stone.
- The cannery buys clingstone peaches by the ton.
- A clingstone is harder to slice than a freestone.
- This orchard grows both clingstone and freestone varieties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLINGSTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLINGSTONE
1 longer words begin with CLINGSTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in CLINGSTONE
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Common questions about CLINGSTONE
- Is CLINGSTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLINGSTONE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLINGSTONE worth?
- CLINGSTONE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLINGSTONE mean?
- A peach or similar fruit whose flesh sticks firmly to the stone.
- What letters can be added to CLINGSTONE?
- CLINGSTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CLINGSTONE:
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