What CLEATED Means
CLEATED is a form of CLEAT, which means:
- noun: a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- noun: a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
- verb: provide with cleats“cleat running shoes for better traction”
- verb: secure on a cleat“cleat a line”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CLEATED is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 L1 E1 A1 T1 E1 D2.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In CLEATED
105 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (3)
5 letter words (17)
4 letter words (39)
ACEDALECALEECADECATECEDECELTCETECLADCLATDACEDALEDALTDATEDEALDEETDELEDELTEALEECADLACELADELATELEADLEATLEEDLEETTACETAEDTAELTALCTALETEADTEALTEEDTEELTELATELDTELE
3 letter words (32)
2 letter words (14)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.