CLOWNERY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CLOWNERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOWNERY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOWNERY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOWNERY
No single letter turns CLOWNERY into another word.
How CLOWNERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLOWNERY, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLOWNERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CLOWNERY
- All 8 letters of CLOWNERY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLOWNERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Foolish, playful behaviour of the kind a clown shows.
Clownery is the stuff of pratfalls, silly faces and mock stupidity. The word can be fond or sharp, depending on whether the antics amuse or annoy those watching.
How CLOWNERY is used
Clownery is an uncommon noun, found in reviews and descriptions of comic acts.
- The meeting dissolved into clownery after lunch.
- His clownery made the whole class laugh.
- There was a good deal of harmless clownery at the party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOWNERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOWNERY
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Common questions about CLOWNERY
- Is CLOWNERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOWNERY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOWNERY worth?
- CLOWNERY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOWNERY mean?
- Foolish, playful behaviour of the kind a clown shows.
- What letters can be added to CLOWNERY?
- No single letter can be added to CLOWNERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLOWNERY:
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