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All Words That Start With CLY 13 words

How common is CLY at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 13 words that start with CLY. Most are 6 letters long, they average 13.6 points, the best is CLYPEIFORM (22 points) and 23.1% end in S.

Total words
13
Most common length
6 letters
4 words
Average Scrabble score
13.6
out of 22 max
Longest word
CLYPEIFORM
10 letters
Most common ending
S
23.1% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 23.1%
  • e 15.4%
  • g 15.4%

Top vowel pairs

  • ea15.4%
  • ei15.4%
  • eu7.7%

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 word that starts with CLY

c 3l 1y 4p 3e 1i 1f 4o 1r 1m 3

C 3 + L 1 + Y 4 + P 3 + E 1 + I 1 + F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + M 3 = 22 points

Double word
44 pts
Triple word
66 pts

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

clypeiform

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with CLY are there?

There are 13 words that start with CLY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 6 letters, with 4 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with CLY?

CLYPEIFORM is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CLYPEATE (15), CLYPING (15), CLYPEUS (14).

What is the longest word that starts with CLY?

CLYPEIFORM has 10 letters.