CLOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CLOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOUR?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOUR is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cloursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLOUR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does CLOUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A bump or bruise, especially on the head, caused by a blow.
A clour is the swelling left after something strikes the head or another part of the body, and Scots speech also uses the word as a verb meaning to strike someone hard enough to raise such a bump. The word is common in everyday Scottish talk about knocks and minor injuries rather than in formal medical writing. It carries a slightly playful tone even when describing a real injury.
How CLOUR is used
Countable noun, also used as a verb; chiefly Scots and northern English speech.
- He got a nasty clour after banging his head on the shelf.
- The fall left a clour above her eyebrow.
- She warned him the low beam would give him a clour.
- A clour swelled up where the ball hit his forehead.
- The boy nursed a clour from the playground fall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOUR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLOUR
3 longer words begin with CLOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOUR
Common questions about CLOUR
- Is CLOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOUR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOUR worth?
- CLOUR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOUR mean?
- A bump or bruise, especially on the head, caused by a blow.
- What letters can be added to CLOUR?
- CLOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLOUR:
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