Is CLERIHEW a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLERIHEW is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLERIHEW mean?
- noun
a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person
“`The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + H (4) + E (1) + W (4) = 16 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 CLERIHEW
Single letters that turn CLERIHEW into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CLERIHEW
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chewier15
- welcher15
- chewer14
- lechwe14
- rechew14
- welch13
- chew12
- wich12
- crewel11
- lecher11
- lichee11
- hewer11
- wheel11
- where11
- while11
- whirl11
- cheer10
- chiel10
- chile10
- leech10
- whee10
- whir10
- clew9
- crew9
- eche9
- lech9
- lich9
- rich9
- hew9
- ceiler8
- hiree8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- creel7
- relic7
- elhi7
- ewer7
- heel7
- heil7
- heir7
- here7
- herl7
- hire7
- lehr7
- lwei7
- weel7
- weer7
- weir7
- were7
- wile7
- wire7
- ceil6
- cere6
- cire6
- lice6
- rice6
- eew6
- ewe6
- her6
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