Is CLOTHESLINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLOTHESLINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLOTHESLINES mean?
Clotheslines is a form of CLOTHESLINE.
- noun
a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + 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 CLOTHESLINES
CLOTHESLINES 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 CLOTHESLINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clothesline16
- chenilles14
- chillness14
- lichenose14
- chenille13
- chillest13
- chinless13
- chintses13
- cholents13
- cholines13
- cohesins13
- echelons13
- echoless13
- helicons13
- sithence13
- snitches13
- stenches13
- clientless12
- selections12
- hessonite12
- holsteins12
- honesties12
- litheness12
- shelliest12
- chinses12
- chisels12
- chitons12
- cholent12
- choline12
- clothes12
- cohesin12
- coltish12
- echelon12
- elenchi12
- ethnics12
- helices12
- helicon12
- letches12
- lichees12
- lichens12
- notches12
- seiches12
- sitches12
- sthenic12
- techies12
- technos12
- tenches12
- collinses11
- elections11
- lenticels11
- seicentos11
- selection11
- ethnoses11
- hellions11
- hiltless11
- histones11
- holeless11
- holiness11
- holstein11
- hostiles11
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