Is CLEANUPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEANUPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEANUPS mean?
Cleanups is a form of CLEANUP.
- noun
a very large profit
- noun
(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
- noun
the act of making something clean
“he gave his shoes a good cleaning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + U (1) + P (3) + 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 CLEANUPS
CLEANUPS 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 CLEANUPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- capsule11
- cleanup11
- enclasp11
- scaleup11
- spancel11
- specula11
- unclasp11
- upscale11
- culpae10
- cupels10
- cuspal10
- pecans10
- places10
- uncaps10
- censual9
- lacunes9
- launces9
- unlaces9
- capes9
- claps9
- clasp9
- culpa9
- cupel9
- paces9
- pecan9
- place9
- puces9
- scalp9
- scape9
- scaup9
- sculp9
- space9
- uncap9
- caules8
- clause8
- cleans8
- cuneal8
- lacune8
- lances8
- launce8
- panels8
- pelaus8
- planes8
- uncase8
- uncles8
- unlace8
- usance8
- cape8
- caps8
- ceps8
- clap8
- cups8
- cusp8
- pace8
- pacs8
- pecs8
- puce8
- scup8
- spec8
- acnes7
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