5-Letter Words Starting With CLOU
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With CLOU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With CLOU 4 words
How common is CLOU at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words that start with CLOU. They average 7.3 points and the best is CLOUD (8 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.3
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- d 25%
- r 25%
- s 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with CLOU
c 3l 1o 1u 1d 2
C 3 + L 1 + O 1 + U 1 + D 2 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cloud
- nounany collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- nouna visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
- nounout of touch with reality“his head was in the clouds”
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How many five-letter words that start with CLOU are there?
There are 4 five-letter words that start with CLOU in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with CLOU?
CLOUD is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CLOUT (7), CLOUR (7), CLOUS (7).
Which rare five-letter words that start with CLOU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CLOUR (7), CLOUS (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.