CLIPSHEARS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLIPSHEARS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CLIPSHEARS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIPSHEARS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIPSHEARS
No single letter turns CLIPSHEARS into another word.
How CLIPSHEARS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CLIPSHEARS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLIPSHEARS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIPSHEARS
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Common questions about CLIPSHEARS
- Is CLIPSHEARS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLIPSHEARS is not in it.
- How many points is CLIPSHEARS worth?
- CLIPSHEARS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLIPSHEARS?
- No single letter can be added to CLIPSHEARS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CLIPSHEARS:
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