Is CLOSEFISTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLOSEFISTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLOSEFISTED mean?
- adjective
unwilling to part with money
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 CLOSEFISTED
CLOSEFISTED 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 CLOSEFISTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deflects14
- clefted13
- defects13
- deflect13
- solecised12
- feedlots12
- coifed12
- defect12
- cestodes11
- cestoids11
- closeted11
- codeless11
- cosseted11
- dioceses11
- disclose11
- felsites11
- defiles11
- feedlot11
- fileted11
- flossed11
- foisted11
- stifled11
- clefts11
- clifts11
- felsic11
- ficoes11
- coesites10
- solecise10
- solecist10
- solstice10
- cestode10
- cestoid10
- coedits10
- coldest10
- deceits10
- deciles10
- delicts10
- diocese10
- discoes10
- dissect10
- eclosed10
- escoted10
- felsite10
- flossie10
- lefties10
- liefest10
- selfies10
- softies10
- stifles10
- defies10
- defile10
- delfts10
- felids10
- felted10
- fessed10
- fields10
- fisted10
- flited10
- foetid10
- foiled10
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