CLINQUANT is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CLINQUANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLINQUANT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLINQUANT is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLINQUANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clinquantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLINQUANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CLINQUANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLINQUANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLINQUANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Glittering with gold or tinsel, often in a showy and not quite genuine way.
Writers choose clinquant when they want to suggest dazzle with a hint of cheapness, like imitation gold. The word came from French and is rare in modern speech.
How CLINQUANT is used
Used in literary writing for showy, glittering finery.
- The clinquant costumes sparkled under the stage lights.
- He distrusted the clinquant glamour of the palace.
- A clinquant ballroom greeted the guests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLINQUANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLINQUANT
1 longer words begin with CLINQUANT.
Shorter words from the letters in CLINQUANT
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Common questions about CLINQUANT
- Is CLINQUANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLINQUANT, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLINQUANT worth?
- CLINQUANT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLINQUANT mean?
- Glittering with gold or tinsel, often in a showy and not quite genuine way.
- What letters can be added to CLINQUANT?
- CLINQUANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CLINQUANT:
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