Is CLERICALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLERICALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLERICALS mean?
Clericals is a form of CLERICAL.
- adjective
of or relating to clerks
“clerical work”
- adjective
of or relating to the clergy
“clerical collar”
- adjective
appropriate for or engaged in office work
“clerical skills”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CLERICALS
CLERICALS 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 CLERICALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calicles12
- clerical12
- calices11
- calicle11
- carcels11
- carices11
- celiacs11
- circles11
- clerics11
- calces10
- carcel10
- caseic10
- celiac10
- cercal10
- cercis10
- cicale10
- circle10
- cleric10
- scarce10
- callers9
- cellars9
- claries9
- eclairs9
- recalls9
- scalier9
- scleral9
- cecal9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circa9
- circs9
- caller8
- caries8
- carles8
- cellar8
- cerias8
- clears8
- eclair8
- ericas8
- lacers8
- lacier8
- lilacs8
- recall8
- relics8
- scaler8
- scilla8
- sclera8
- slicer8
- ceca8
- rallies7
- sallier7
- acres7
- alecs7
- areic7
- calls7
- cares7
- carle7
- carls7
- carse7
- ceils7
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