Is CLOTBURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLOTBURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLOTBURS mean?
Clotburs is a form of CLOTBUR.
- noun
any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CLOTBURS
CLOTBURS 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 CLOTBURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clotbur11
- brulots9
- blocs9
- clubs9
- curbs9
- scrob9
- scrub9
- blurts8
- boults8
- brulot8
- clours8
- clouts8
- courts8
- locust8
- robust8
- sublot8
- turbos8
- bloc8
- club8
- cobs8
- cubs8
- curb8
- blots7
- blurs7
- blurt7
- bolts7
- bolus7
- borts7
- boult7
- bouts7
- bruts7
- burls7
- burst7
- clots7
- clour7
- clout7
- colts7
- court7
- crust7
- cults7
- curls7
- curst7
- locus7
- scour7
- scout7
- slurb7
- torcs7
- tsubo7
- turbo7
- cob7
- cub7
- blot6
- blur6
- bolt6
- bort6
- bots6
- bout6
- bros6
- brut6
- burl6
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