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Is cleric a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cleric is a Scrabble US word. The word cleric is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

C3L1E1R1I1C3

Is cleric a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cleric is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3L1E1R1I1C3

Is cleric a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cleric is a Words With Friends word. The word cleric is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

CIRCLE,CLERIC,

5-letter words (3 found)

CERCI,CERIC,RELIC,

4-letter words (13 found)

CEIL,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,ERIC,ICER,LEIR,LICE,LIER,LIRE,RICE,RIEL,RILE,

3-letter words (7 found)

CEL,ICE,IRE,LEI,LIE,REC,REI,

2-letter words (4 found)

EL,ER,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from cleric according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cleric

cleric

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós), from κλῆρος (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”). Many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opposed to election (Liddell and Scott). Doublet of clerk.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɛɹɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

Noun

cleric (plural clerics)

  1. A member of a clergy.
    Synonym: clergyperson
    Hyponyms: clergyman, clergywoman; (Christian) bishop, cardinal, churchman, curate, deacon, ecclesiastic, minister, parson, pastor, pope, preacher, prelate, presbyter, priest, rector, reverend, vicar; (Jewish) rabbi, (Muslim) imam, caliph, qadi, mufti, mullah, muezzin
    Holonym: clergy
  2. (roleplaying games) A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.

Related terms

  • clerical
  • clerk

Descendants

  • ⇒ Welsh: clerigwr

Translations

Adjective

cleric (not comparable)

  1. (now uncommon) Of or pertaining to the clergy.
    Synonym: clerical

References

  • “cleric, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.

Further reading

  • “cleric”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “cleric”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “cleric”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Circle, circle

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clericus.

Noun

cleric m (plural clerici)

  1. cleric

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org