Is CLEATS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEATS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEATS mean?
- noun
shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
“the football players all wore cleats”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
6
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 8 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 CLEATS
CLEATS 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 CLEATS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CLEATS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- castle8
- eclats8
- alecs7
- caste7
- cates7
- celts7
- cesta7
- clast7
- cleat7
- eclat7
- laces7
- scale7
- taces7
- talcs7
- aces6
- acts6
- alec6
- cals6
- case6
- cast6
- cate6
- cats6
- cels6
- celt6
- lace6
- lacs6
- scat6
- sect6
- tace6
- talc6
- tecs6
- least5
- setal5
- slate5
- stale5
- steal5
- stela5
- taels5
- tales5
- teals5
- tesla5
- ace5
- act5
- cal5
- cat5
- cel5
- lac5
- sac5
- sec5
- tec5
- ales4
- alts4
- ates4
- east4
- eats4
- etas4
- lase4
- last4
- late4
- lats4
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