Is CLEANSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEANSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEANSED mean?
Cleansed is a form of CLEANSE.
- verb
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
“clean up before you see your grandparents”
- verb
purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
“Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 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 CLEANSED
CLEANSED 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 CLEANSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calends10
- candles10
- cleaned10
- decanes10
- descale10
- encased10
- enlaced10
- cleanse9
- enlaces9
- scalene9
- ascend9
- candle9
- ceased9
- censed9
- clades9
- dances9
- decals9
- decane9
- decans9
- lanced9
- scaled9
- leadens8
- cleans8
- encase8
- enlace8
- lances8
- seance8
- seneca8
- acned8
- cades8
- caned8
- cased8
- cedes8
- clade8
- clads8
- daces8
- dance8
- decal8
- decan8
- laced8
- scald8
- scend8
- aneled7
- elands7
- ladens7
- leaden7
- leaned7
- leased7
- lensed7
- naleds7
- sealed7
- sendal7
- acnes7
- alecs7
- canes7
- cease7
- cense7
- clans7
- clean7
- laces7
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