Is CLEANLIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEANLIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEANLIEST mean?
Cleanliest is a form of CLEANLY.
- adverb
smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly
“the gymnast landed flawlessly”
- adjective
habitually clean
“cleanly in their persons and habitations”
- adverb
in a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution
“the motor burns cleanly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 CLEANLIEST
CLEANLIEST 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 CLEANLIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- celestial11
- lancelets11
- latencies11
- lenticels11
- canistel10
- centiles10
- cineaste10
- cleanest10
- cliental10
- lancelet10
- lenticel10
- nacelles10
- salience10
- tenailles9
- acetins9
- callees9
- callets9
- cantles9
- catlins9
- celesta9
- cellies9
- cellist9
- centals9
- centile9
- cetanes9
- cineast9
- cleanse9
- clients9
- elastic9
- enlaces9
- entices9
- inlaces9
- laciest9
- lancets9
- latices9
- lectins9
- license9
- licente9
- nacelle9
- sanicle9
- scalene9
- scaleni9
- sectile9
- selenic9
- silence9
- stencil9
- tenaces9
- tincals9
- lealties8
- tenaille8
- acetin8
- actins8
- antics8
- ascent8
- atelic8
- callee8
- callet8
- cantle8
- casein8
- castle8
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