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9-Letter Words Starting With CLERI

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All 9-Letter Words Starting With CLERI 5 words

How common is CLERI at the start of nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 5 nine-letter words that start with CLERI. They average 14 points and the best is CLERIHEWS (17 points).

Total words
5
Average Scrabble score
14
out of 17 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
60% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 60%
  • e 20%
  • y 20%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie20%

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 nine-letter word that starts with CLERI

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

C 3 + L 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + H 4 + E 1 + W 4 + S 1 = 17 points

Double word
34 pts
Triple word
51 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

clerihews

Form of clerihew

  1. nouna 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”
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How many nine-letter words that start with CLERI are there?

There are 5 nine-letter words that start with CLERI 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 nine-letter word that starts with CLERI?

CLERIHEWS is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CLERICITY (16), CLERICALS (13), CLERICATE (13).

Which rare nine-letter words that start with CLERI score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include CLERICITY (16), CLERICATE (13), CLERISIES (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.