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CLINGS

6 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What CLINGS Means

CLINGS is a form of CLING, which means:

  1. verb: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation“The dress clings to her body”
  2. verb: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached“He clings to the idea that she might still love him.”
  3. noun: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CLINGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 L1 I1 N1 G2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CLINGS

31 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.

5 letter words (3)

4 letter words (10)

3 letter words (13)

2 letter words (5)

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