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Is clerihew a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word clerihew is a Scrabble US word. The word clerihew is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

C3L1E1R1I1H4E1W4

Is clerihew a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word clerihew is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

C3L1E1R1I1H4E1W4

Is clerihew a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word clerihew is a Words With Friends word. The word clerihew is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4L2E1R1I1H3E1W4

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8-letter words (1 found)

CLERIHEW,

7-letter words (3 found)

CHEWIER,WELCHER,WHILERE,

6-letter words (10 found)

CEILER,CHEWER,CHEWIE,CREWEL,ELICHE,LECHER,LECHWE,LICHEE,RECHEW,RECHIE,

5-letter words (19 found)

CHEER,CHERE,CHIEL,CHILE,CHIRL,CREEL,CREWE,ELCHI,HEWER,HIREE,LEECH,REECH,RELIC,RELIE,WELCH,WHEEL,WHERE,WHILE,WHIRL,

4-letter words (50 found)

CEIL,CERE,CHER,CHEW,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CLEW,CREE,CREW,ECHE,EECH,ELHI,ERIC,EWER,HEEL,HEIL,HEIR,HELE,HERE,HERL,HIRE,ICER,LECH,LEER,LEHR,LEIR,LERE,LICE,LICH,LIER,LIRE,LWEI,REEL,RICE,RICH,RIEL,RILE,WEEL,WEER,WEIL,WEIR,WERE,WHEE,WHIR,WICE,WICH,WIEL,WILE,WIRE,

3-letter words (26 found)

CEE,CEL,CHE,CHI,ECH,EEL,EEW,ERE,EWE,HER,HEW,HIC,HIE,ICE,ICH,IRE,LEE,LEI,LEW,LIE,REC,REE,REH,REI,REW,WEE,

2-letter words (11 found)

CH,EE,EH,EL,ER,EW,HE,HI,LI,RE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 121 words from clerihew according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of clerihew

clerihew

Etymology

Named after English humourist and novelist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), who invented the rhyme.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklɛɹɨˌhjuː/
  • (General American) enPR: klĕrʹĭ-hyo͞o', IPA(key): /ˈklɛɹɪ̈ˌhju/
  • Hyphenation: cle‧ri‧hew

Noun

clerihew (plural clerihews)

  1. A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line. [from 1920s]

Alternative forms

  • Clerihew

Translations

See also

  • higgledy-piggledy
  • limerick

References

Further reading

  • clerihew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org