Is CLAPPERBOARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLAPPERBOARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLAPPERBOARDS mean?
Clapperboards is a form of CLAPPERBOARD.
- noun
photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CLAPPERBOARDS
CLAPPERBOARDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CLAPPERBOARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clapperboard21
- paperboards18
- crabapples18
- clapboards17
- paperboard17
- crabapple17
- clapboard16
- droppable16
- broadscale15
- radarscope15
- apposable15
- coappears15
- palpebras15
- scrapped15
- barcaroles14
- lapboards14
- paradrops14
- preboards14
- prolapsed14
- apocarps14
- capabler14
- clappers14
- coappear14
- copperas14
- crappers14
- croppers14
- palpebra14
- placebos14
- procarps14
- scrapper14
- scrapple14
- spacelab14
- clapped14
- clopped14
- crapped14
- cropped14
- albacores13
- barcarole13
- barcodes13
- brocades13
- drapable13
- droppers13
- lapboard13
- paradrop13
- pedocals13
- placards13
- preboard13
- scorepad13
- apocarp13
- beclasp13
- boppers13
- capable13
- cappers13
- clapper13
- coppers13
- coppras13
- crapper13
- cropper13
- placebo13
- procarp13
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