CLOVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLOVEN 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 CLOVEN?
| 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 CLOVEN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOVEN
No single letter turns CLOVEN into another word.
How CLOVEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLOVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does CLOVEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Divided into two parts, as the hoof of a goat, cow or deer.
Cloven describes anything split down the middle, most famously the hoof of cattle, sheep and goats. In folklore the devil is shown with a cloven hoof, which is why the phrase has come to hint at hidden evil. The word began as the old past participle of cleave, but as an adjective it now stands on its own in set phrases like cloven hoof.
How CLOVEN is used
Mostly in the fixed phrase cloven hoof, or in literary writing.
- Deer tracks show the print of a cloven hoof.
- The painting gave the demon a cloven foot.
- A cloven stick held the letter at the roadside.
- Goats have a cloven hoof that grips rocky slopes.
- The ancient oak stood cloven by lightning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOVEN
Common questions about CLOVEN
- Is CLOVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOVEN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOVEN worth?
- CLOVEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOVEN mean?
- Divided into two parts, as the hoof of a goat, cow or deer.
- What letters can be added to CLOVEN?
- No single letter can be added to CLOVEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLOVEN:
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