Is CLERIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLERIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLERIDS mean?
Clerids is a form of CLERID.
- noun
predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 10 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 CLERIDS
CLERIDS 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 CLERIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ciders9
- clerid9
- dicers9
- scried9
- sliced9
- relics8
- slicer8
- cedis8
- cider8
- creds8
- cried8
- dicer8
- dices8
- riced8
- idlers7
- sidler7
- slider7
- ceils7
- cires7
- cries7
- relic7
- rices7
- slice7
- cedi7
- cred7
- dice7
- disc7
- iced7
- deils6
- delis6
- dirls6
- dries6
- idler6
- idles6
- isled6
- resid6
- rides6
- riled6
- sidle6
- sired6
- slide6
- ceil6
- cels6
- cire6
- cris6
- ices6
- lice6
- recs6
- rice6
- sice6
- liers5
- riels5
- riles5
- slier5
- deil5
- deli5
- dels5
- desi5
- diel5
- dies5
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