Is CLEARANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEARANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEARANCES mean?
Clearances is a form of CLEARANCE.
- noun
the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
- noun
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
- noun
permission to proceed
“the plane was given clearance to land”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CLEARANCES
CLEARANCES 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 CLEARANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cancelers13
- clarences13
- clearance13
- canceler12
- cenacles12
- clarence12
- calcars11
- cancels11
- cancers11
- carcase11
- carcels11
- cenacle11
- cesarean10
- cleaners10
- cleanser10
- recleans10
- caecal10
- calcar10
- calces10
- cancel10
- cancer10
- carcel10
- cercal10
- recces10
- scarce10
- anlaces9
- careens9
- caserne9
- cereals9
- cleaner9
- cleanse9
- crenels9
- enlaces9
- lancers9
- recanes9
- reclean9
- relaces9
- rescale9
- scalare9
- scalene9
- sclerae9
- cacas9
- caeca9
- cecal9
- recce9
- anlace8
- arcane8
- arecas8
- caesar8
- calesa8
- canals8
- caners8
- careen8
- carles8
- carnal8
- casern8
- censer8
- cereal8
- cleans8
- clears8
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