CLIT is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 6 points
Yes for Scrabble. CLIT is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept CLIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLIT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CLIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does CLIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal clipped noun for the clitoris, used as plain anatomical vocabulary rather than as a euphemism.
Clit is the everyday clipping of a medical Latin word that itself came from Greek. Unlike most words in this class it is not an insult: it is plain and anatomical, and it appears in health writing aimed at general readers precisely because the full term reads as clinical. Dictionaries mark it informal rather than offensive.
How CLIT is used
Countable. The full form clitoris is standard in medical and formal writing.
- The leaflet uses clit throughout because the survey said patients preferred it.
- Anatomy texts give the full term and note that clit is the common short form.
- The word clit entered general dictionaries in the twentieth century.
- Health writers argue about whether clit or the Latin term reaches readers better.
- A sex education guide explains clit in one sentence and moves on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLIT
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with CLIT.
Words with CLIT inside
18 words contain CLIT in the middle. Words that start with CLIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIT
Common questions about CLIT
- Is CLIT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLIT is not in it.
- How many points is CLIT worth?
- CLIT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLIT mean?
- An informal clipped noun for the clitoris, used as plain anatomical vocabulary rather than as a euphemism.
- What letters can be added to CLIT?
- CLIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CLIT:
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