CLINIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CLINIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLINIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLINIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLINIC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLINIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLINIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about CLINIC
- CLINIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLINIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place where people receive medical care or advice without staying overnight, or a session offering expert help.
Where a hospital keeps patients in beds, a clinic mainly sees people for checkups, minor treatment and specialist advice, and sends them home the same day. The word reaches English from Greek by way of French, and originally pointed to teaching at the bedside of the sick. Today it also appears outside medicine, as in a coaching clinic or a legal clinic where beginners get practical guidance.
How CLINIC is used
Used for health services and, figuratively, for any short practical workshop led by an expert.
- The clinic opens at eight and closes when the last patient has been seen.
- She booked a place at a free sports clinic for beginners.
- A mobile clinic visited the remote villages twice a year.
- The law school runs a clinic where students advise tenants.
- He waited in the clinic for his vaccination appointment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLINIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLINIC
8 longer words begin with CLINIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CLINIC
Common questions about CLINIC
- Is CLINIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLINIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLINIC worth?
- CLINIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLINIC mean?
- A place where people receive medical care or advice without staying overnight, or a session offering expert help.
- What letters can be added to CLINIC?
- CLINIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLINIC:
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