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CLEATING

8 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What CLEATING Means

CLEATING is a form of CLEAT, which means:

  1. noun: a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
  2. noun: a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
  3. verb: provide with cleats“cleat running shoes for better traction”
  4. verb: secure on a cleat“cleat a line”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CLEATING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 L1 E1 A1 T1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In CLEATING

303 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.

7 letter words (11)

6 letter words (40)

5 letter words (62)

4 letter words (101)

3 letter words (69)

2 letter words (20)

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