Is CLEISTOGAMY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEISTOGAMY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEISTOGAMY mean?
- noun
the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + G (2) + A (1) + M (3) + Y (4) = 19 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 CLEISTOGAMY
CLEISTOGAMY 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 CLEISTOGAMY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glycemias17
- glycemia16
- megacity16
- mystical15
- myalgic15
- geomatics14
- mycelia14
- myotics14
- mislocate13
- acolytes13
- clayiest13
- steamily13
- taleysim13
- isogamy13
- amylic13
- comely13
- comity13
- cymols13
- cymose13
- myotic13
- mystic13
- camisole12
- clematis12
- climates12
- meticals12
- acetyls12
- acolyte12
- amylose12
- gametic12
- meatily12
- moistly12
- motleys12
- society12
- soymeal12
- cagily12
- gamely12
- gamily12
- gleamy12
- legacy12
- yogism12
- cymae12
- cymas12
- cymes12
- cymol12
- gelcoats11
- gestical11
- atomics11
- calmest11
- camlets11
- climate11
- comates11
- gaseity11
- malices11
- metical11
- meticas11
- osmatic11
- sematic11
- somatic11
- stagily11
- telomic11
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