CLAYMORES

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What CLAYMORES Means

CLAYMORES is a form of CLAYMORE, which means:

noun: a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
noun: an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CLAYMORES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 L1 A1 Y4 M3 O1 R1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CLAYMORES

667 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.

8 letter words (7)

CALOYERS CAROMELS CLAYMORE COARSELY RAMOSELY SCLEROMA SYCAMORE

7 letter words (18)

AMORCES AMYLOSE CALOYER CAMELRY CAROMEL CLAMORS CLAROES COALERS CORMELS CRAMESY ESCOLAR MARCELS MORALES ORACLES RECOALS SCREAMO SCROYLE SOLACER

6 letter words (92)

5 letter words (199)

ACERS ACMES ACRES ACYLS AEROS ALCOS ALECS ALMES ALOES AMOLE AMYLS ARCOS ARLES AROSE ARYLS AYRES CALMS CALMY CALOS CAMEL CAMEO CAMES CAMOS CARES CARLE CARLS CAROL CAROM CARSE CELOM CEORL CEROS CLAES CLAME CLAMS CLARO CLARY CLAYS CLEAR CLEMS CLOAM CLOSE CLOYE CLOYS COALS COALY COLAS COLES COLEY COMAE COMAL COMAS COMER COMES CORAL CORAM CORES COREY CORMS CORSE COSEY COYER CRAME CRAMS CRAYS CREAM CREMS CROME CYMAE CYMAR CYMAS CYMES CYMOL EARLS EARLY EMACS EORLS ESCAR EYRAS LACER LACES LACEY LAERS LAMER LAMES LARES LASER LAYER LEAMS LEARS LEARY LOAMS LOAMY LOMAS LOMES LORES LOSER LYAMS LYASE LYCEA LYCRA LYMES LYRES MACER MACES MACLE MACRO MAERL MALES MARCS MARES MARLE MARLS MARLY MARSE MASER MAYOR MAYOS MEALS MEALY MELAS MERCS MERCY MERLS MESAL MOERS MOLAR MOLAS MOLES MORAE MORAL MORAS MORAY MOREL MORES MORSE MOSEY MOYAS MOYLE MOYLS MYLAR OCREA OMERS ORACY ORALS ORCAS ORLES OSCAR OYERS RACES RALES RAYLE REALM REALO REALS REAMS REAMY RECAL RELAY RESAY ROAMS ROLES ROMAL ROYAL RYALS SAMEL SAMEY SAYER SCALE SCALY SCARE SCARY SCORE SCRAE SCRAM SCRAY SEAMY SERAC SERAL SLORM SLYER SMEAR SMORE SOARE SOCLE SOLAR SOLER SORAL SOREL SOYLE SYMAR YALES YARCO YEALM YEARS YELMS YLEMS YORES YSAME

4 letter words (215)

ACER ACES ACME ACRE ACYL AERO AERY AESC ALCO ALEC ALES ALME ALMS ALOE ALSO AMES AMYL ARCO ARCS ARES ARLE ARMS ARMY ARSY ARYL AYES AYRE CALM CALO CAME CAMO CAMS CARE CARL CARS CASE CAYS CEAS CELS CERO CLAM CLAY CLEM CLOY COAL COLA COLE COLS COLY COMA COME COMS CORE CORM CORS CORY COSE COSY COYS CRAM CRAY CREM CYMA CYME EARL EARS EASY ECOS ELMS ELMY EMOS EMYS EORL ERAS EROS EYAS EYRA LACE LACS LACY LAER LAME LAMS LARE LARS LASE LAYS LEAM LEAR LEAS LEYS LOAM LOCA LOMA LOME LORE LORY LOSE LOYS LYAM LYES LYME LYMS LYRA LYRE LYSE MACE MACS MAES MALE MALS MARC MARE MARL MARS MARY MASE MAYO MAYS MEAL MELA MELS MERC MERL MESA MOAS MOCS MOER MOES MOLA MOLE MOLS MOLY MORA MORE MORS MOSE MOYA MOYL MOYS MYAL MYCS OARS OARY OCAS OLEA OLES OLMS OMER ORAL ORCA ORCS ORES ORLE OSAR OYER OYES RACE RACY RALE RAMS RASE RAYS REAL REAM RECS RELY REMS REOS ROAM ROCS ROES ROLE ROMA ROMS ROSE ROSY RYAL RYAS RYES SALE SAME SCAM SCAR SCRY SCYE SEAL SEAM SEAR SECO SERA SLAE SLAM SLAY SLEY SLOE SOAR SOCA SOLA SOLE SOMA SOME SOMY SORA SORE SOYA SYCE YALE YAMS YARE YEAR YEAS YELM YLEM YORE

3 letter words (109)

ACE ALE ALS AME ARC ARE ARM ARS ARY AYE AYS CAM CAR CAY CEL CLY COL COR COS COY CRY EAR EAS ECO ELM ELS EMO EMS ERA ERM ERS LAC LAM LAR LAS LAY LEA LES LEY LOR LOS LOY LYE LYM MAC MAE MAL MAR MAS MAY MEL MES MOA MOC MOE MOL MOR MOS MOY MYC OAR OCA OES OLE OLM OMS ORA ORC ORE ORS OSE OYE OYS RAM RAS RAY REC REM REO RES ROC ROE ROM RYA RYE SAC SAE SAL SAM SAR SAY SEA SEC SEL SER SEY SLY SMA SOC SOL SOM SOY SYE YAE YAM YAR YEA YES YOM

2 letter words (27)

AE AL AM AR AS AY EA EL EM ER ES LA LO MA ME MO MY OE OM OR OS OY RE SO YA YE YO

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