Is CLASHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLASHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLASHES mean?
Clashes is a form of CLASH.
- noun
a loud resonant repeating noise
“he could hear the clang of distant bells”
- noun
a state of conflict between persons
- verb
crash together with violent impact
“The cars collided”
- noun
a state of conflict between colors
“her dress was a disturbing clash of colors”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CLASHES
CLASHES 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 CLASHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cashes11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chelas11
- laches11
- aches10
- chase10
- chela10
- chess10
- clash10
- leach10
- hassel9
- hassle9
- lashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
- ache9
- cash9
- each9
- lech9
- scales8
- ashes8
- hales8
- heals8
- leash8
- selah8
- shale8
- sheal8
- sheas8
- slash8
- alecs7
- cases7
- class7
- laces7
- scale7
- haes7
- hale7
- heal7
- lahs7
- lash7
- sash7
- sesh7
- shea7
- shes7
- aces6
- alec6
- cals6
- case6
- cels6
- cess6
- lace6
- lacs6
- sacs6
- secs6
- ahs6
- ash6
- hae6
- has6
- hes6
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