SACKCLOTH is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SACKCLOTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SACKCLOTH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SACKCLOTH is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACKCLOTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sackclothsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SACKCLOTH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SACKCLOTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SACKCLOTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SACKCLOTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Coarse, rough cloth woven for sacks, once worn as a sign of grief or regret.
The phrase sackcloth and ashes comes from the Bible, where mourners put on rough clothing. Today it is used humorously for showing exaggerated regret.
How SACKCLOTH is used
Often appears in the idiom sackcloth and ashes.
- The monk wore sackcloth as a penance.
- After the mistake he was dressed in sackcloth and ashes.
- The bags were sewn from heavy sackcloth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SACKCLOTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SACKCLOTH
1 longer words begin with SACKCLOTH.
Shorter words from the letters in SACKCLOTH
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Common questions about SACKCLOTH
- Is SACKCLOTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACKCLOTH, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACKCLOTH worth?
- SACKCLOTH is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SACKCLOTH mean?
- Coarse, rough cloth woven for sacks, once worn as a sign of grief or regret.
- What letters can be added to SACKCLOTH?
- SACKCLOTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SACKCLOTH:
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