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Clerihew

c 3l 1e 1r 1i 1h 4e 1w 4

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does clerihew mean?

noun

  1. 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”

Is CLERIHEW a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CLERIHEW worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3l 1e 1r 1i 1h 4e 1w 4

Words With Friends

17 pts
c 4l 2e 1r 1i 1h 3e 1w 4

Wordfeud

17 pts
c 4l 1e 1r 1i 1h 4e 1w 4

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
c 3l 2e 1r 1i 1h 3e 1w 5

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CLERIHEW

Hooks for CLERIHEW

Add one letter to the front or back of CLERIHEW to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

clerihews

Clerihew: quick answers

Is CLERIHEW a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CLERIHEW is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CLERIHEW worth?
CLERIHEW scores 16 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does clerihew mean?
As a noun, clerihew means “a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person”.
What words can you make with the letters in CLERIHEW?
You can make 117 shorter words from CLERIHEW, such as CHEWIER, WELCHER, CHEWER, CHEWIE. See the full list.