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Is CLAYS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CLAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CLAYS mean?

Clays is a form of CLAY.

  1. noun

    a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

  2. noun

    water soaked soil; soft wet earth

  3. noun

    United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)

  4. noun

    United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5

C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 10 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 CLAYS

CLAYS 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.

Anagrams of CLAYS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CLAYS

The 27 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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