Is CHEESECLOTH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEESECLOTH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEESECLOTH mean?
- noun
a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CHEESECLOTH
Single letters that turn CHEESECLOTH into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CHEESECLOTH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hotches15
- shochet15
- cloches14
- cheths14
- cloche13
- scotch13
- cheth13
- hotch13
- clothes12
- leeches12
- letches12
- chocs12
- cheese11
- clothe11
- cloths11
- echoes11
- etches11
- leches11
- loches11
- heths11
- choc11
- chest10
- chose10
- cloth10
- eches10
- echos10
- leech10
- letch10
- loche10
- lochs10
- oches10
- techs10
- hehs10
- heth10
- celeste9
- helots9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- lethes9
- seethe9
- tholes9
- cosec9
- secco9
- cosh9
- eche9
- echo9
- echt9
- etch9
- lech9
- loch9
- oche9
- tech9
- heh9
- shh9
- closet8
- eclose8
- elects8
- select8
- telcos8
- ethos8
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