CLOTBUR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLOTBUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOTBUR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOTBUR is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOTBUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clotbursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLOTBUR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLOTBUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does CLOTBUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant with prickly burs, such as the burdock or the cocklebur.
The clotbur is a weed whose hooked seed cases cling to fur and clothing, which is how it spreads. Old herbals mention it under the same name as the burdock, whose root has long been used in folk remedies.
How CLOTBUR is used
Clotbur is an old botanical and dialect name for burry weeds.
- A clotbur stuck to the dog's coat after the walk.
- The field edge was thick with clotbur by August.
- Old herbals describe the clotbur as a plant of waste ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOTBUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLOTBUR
1 longer words begin with CLOTBUR.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOTBUR
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Common questions about CLOTBUR
- Is CLOTBUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOTBUR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOTBUR worth?
- CLOTBUR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOTBUR mean?
- A plant with prickly burs, such as the burdock or the cocklebur.
- What letters can be added to CLOTBUR?
- CLOTBUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLOTBUR:
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