CLOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CLOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOWN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOWN is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLOWN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does CLOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A performer who wears an exaggerated costume and makeup and entertains an audience through comic tricks and clumsy-looking stunts.
A circus clown builds an act around pratfalls, oversized shoes, and a painted face that reads clearly even from the back row of a big tent, turning ordinary mishaps into deliberate comedy. The word also works as a mild insult for anyone acting foolishly or incompetently, as when a driver who cuts off traffic gets called a clown by an annoyed passenger. As a verb, to clown around means to behave in a silly, attention-seeking way rather than to perform as a professional entertainer.
How CLOWN is used
Common both as a neutral term for the circus performer and as an informal, mildly insulting label for someone behaving foolishly.
- The clown pulled an endless scarf from his sleeve.
- Children lined up for balloon animals from the clown.
- Stop being such a clown and help me carry these boxes.
- The rookie driver was called a clown after the reckless pass.
- She trained for years before joining the circus as a clown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLOWN
12 longer words begin with CLOWN.
Words ending in CLOWN
1 words end in CLOWN. Useful as a back hook: play CLOWN onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLOWN inside
3 words contain CLOWN in the middle. Words that start with CLOWN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOWN
Common questions about CLOWN
- Is CLOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOWN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOWN worth?
- CLOWN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOWN mean?
- A performer who wears an exaggerated costume and makeup and entertains an audience through comic tricks and clumsy-looking stunts.
- What letters can be added to CLOWN?
- CLOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLOWN:
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