Unscramble CLERKLING and you have 181 words, CLERKLING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. CLERKING and RECKLING are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from CLERKLING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 22 with 6, 39 with 5, 59 with 4, 42 with 3 and 9 with 2.
22 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CLERKLING; 6 of them share the top score of 12. KILLER, NICKEL and GRILLE are everyday picks.
6 of 39 5-letter words from CLERKLING tie at 11 points; none scores more. CLERK, GRILL and LINER will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words made with CLERKLING letters is GECK, 11 points; LICK and NECK on 10 follow. LIKE, LINE and LINK are everyday picks.
ICK scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CLERKLING at 9 points, ahead of KEG on 8 and EIK on 7. ICE, INK and LEG are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CLERKLING but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CLERKING (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CLERKLING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLERKLING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 181) | 133 | 181 | 126 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
48 of the 181 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLERKLING, RECKLING, ICKLER, RICKLE, CLEIK, ERICK, ICKLE, KILERG, KINGLE, REKING, GLIKE, GRIKE and 36 more. 7 of the 181 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: KLIEG, CLEG, INCEL, CIG, KI, NEG and GI.
This word takes every letter of CLERKLING plus a single extra one.