CLUBHAUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CLUBHAUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLUBHAUL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLUBHAUL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLUBHAUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clubhaulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLUBHAUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLUBHAUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLUBHAUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLUBHAUL mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To turn a sailing ship onto the other tack in an emergency by dropping an anchor.
To clubhaul was a desperate manoeuvre used when a ship could not turn in the usual way near a lee shore. The lee anchor held the bow into the wind while the vessel swung round. It was risky and the anchor was often lost.
How CLUBHAUL is used
Found in nautical history and sea fiction rather than everyday talk.
- The captain chose to clubhaul the brig away from the rocks.
- They had to clubhaul or be wrecked.
- No crew would clubhaul a ship without real need.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLUBHAUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLUBHAUL
3 longer words begin with CLUBHAUL.
Shorter words from the letters in CLUBHAUL
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Common questions about CLUBHAUL
- Is CLUBHAUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLUBHAUL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLUBHAUL worth?
- CLUBHAUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLUBHAUL mean?
- To turn a sailing ship onto the other tack in an emergency by dropping an anchor.
- What letters can be added to CLUBHAUL?
- CLUBHAUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLUBHAUL:
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