CLIQUISH is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. CLIQUISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLIQUISH?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIQUISH is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIQUISH
No single letter turns CLIQUISH into another word.
How CLIQUISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLIQUISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLIQUISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLIQUISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of a group, keen to stick together and cold toward newcomers; of a person, inclined to belong only to such a group.
Cliquish is rather disapproving: it describes people who stick together and look down on others. It is frequently said of school friend groups or professional circles.
How CLIQUISH is used
Cliquish is used to criticise exclusive social groups or the behaviour of their members.
- The cliquish girls at the next table ignored the newcomer.
- Critics found the literary scene cliquish and hard to enter.
- It felt like a cliquish club that never welcomed strangers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLIQUISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLIQUISH
3 longer words begin with CLIQUISH.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIQUISH
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Common questions about CLIQUISH
- Is CLIQUISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIQUISH, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIQUISH worth?
- CLIQUISH is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLIQUISH mean?
- Of a group, keen to stick together and cold toward newcomers; of a person, inclined to belong only to such a group.
- What letters can be added to CLIQUISH?
- No single letter can be added to CLIQUISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLIQUISH:
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