Is CLOTHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLOTHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLOTHES mean?
- noun
clothing in general
“she was refined in her choice of apparel”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CLOTHES
CLOTHES 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 CLOTHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clothe11
- cloths11
- loches11
- chest10
- chose10
- cloth10
- echos10
- letch10
- loche10
- lochs10
- oches10
- techs10
- helots9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- tholes9
- cosh9
- echo9
- echt9
- etch9
- lech9
- loch9
- oche9
- tech9
- closet8
- telcos8
- ethos8
- helos8
- helot8
- holes8
- holts8
- hosel8
- hotel8
- sheol8
- shote8
- sloth8
- thole8
- those8
- och8
- celts7
- close7
- clots7
- coles7
- colts7
- coset7
- cotes7
- escot7
- socle7
- telco7
- eths7
- helo7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hole7
- hols7
- holt7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
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