CLOUGH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CLOUGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOUGH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOUGH is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOUGH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cloughsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLOUGH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLOUGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What does CLOUGH mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A steep-sided valley or ravine, especially in the north of England.
Clough (pronounced to rhyme with "cuff") is a northern English term for a narrow wooded gully cut by a stream into a hillside. It survives in the Pennine landscape and in place names such as Hebden Clough, as well as in surnames like that of the poet Arthur Hugh Clough. Related northern words for a similar feature include gill and dene.
How CLOUGH is used
Regional; found in the north of England, in walking guides and in place names.
- The path drops steeply into a wooded clough.
- A stream tumbles through the clough below the farm.
- We lost the track in the clough and had to climb out.
- Ferns grow thick along the sides of the clough.
- The village sits at the mouth of a deep clough.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOUGH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLOUGH
1 longer words begin with CLOUGH.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOUGH
Common questions about CLOUGH
- Is CLOUGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOUGH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOUGH worth?
- CLOUGH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOUGH mean?
- A steep-sided valley or ravine, especially in the north of England.
- What letters can be added to CLOUGH?
- CLOUGH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLOUGH:
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