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Is CLERIHEWS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CLERIHEWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CLERIHEWS mean?

Clerihews is a form of CLERIHEW.

  1. 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

17

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

9

Letters

C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + H (4) + E (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 17 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 CLERIHEWS

CLERIHEWS 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 CLERIHEWS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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