CLINICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CLINICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLINICAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLINICAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLINICAL
No single letter turns CLINICAL into another word.
How CLINICAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLINICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLINICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLINICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the observation and treatment of real patients, or coldly detached and efficient.
Researchers distinguish clinical trials on patients from tests carried out in a laboratory. In everyday speech, a clinical manner means being detached and unemotional, and a clinical room means one that is bare and clean.
How CLINICAL is used
Medical in origin with a figurative sense for coldness.
- The drug is now in clinical trials.
- She gave a clinical account of the accident, without a trace of emotion.
- The waiting room felt cold and clinical.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLINICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLINICAL
3 longer words begin with CLINICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CLINICAL
Common questions about CLINICAL
- Is CLINICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLINICAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLINICAL worth?
- CLINICAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLINICAL mean?
- Relating to the observation and treatment of real patients, or coldly detached and efficient.
- What letters can be added to CLINICAL?
- No single letter can be added to CLINICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLINICAL:
Open CLINICAL in the Word Finder