CIRCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CIRCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIRCUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRCUS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRCUS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
circusyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CIRCUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CIRCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does CIRCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A travelling show of acrobats, clowns and trained animals, usually performed in a large tent.
The modern circus grew from the horse shows of eighteenth-century England and later added jugglers, trapeze artists and tightrope walkers. The word comes from the Latin for ring, and in ancient Rome it described an oval arena used for chariot races. Everyday speech also uses circus for any noisy, chaotic scene, as when reporters call a trial or a campaign a media circus. In British towns the name still sometimes marks a round open space where streets meet.
How CIRCUS is used
Literal for the entertainment; figurative for chaos, often in "media circus".
- The circus came to town and pitched its tent by the river.
- She dreamed of running away to join the circus.
- The trial turned into a media circus.
- Chariots once raced around the circus in ancient Rome.
- We met at Piccadilly Circus before the show.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIRCUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIRCUS
7 longer words begin with CIRCUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRCUS
Common questions about CIRCUS
- Is CIRCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRCUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRCUS worth?
- CIRCUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIRCUS mean?
- A travelling show of acrobats, clowns and trained animals, usually performed in a large tent.
- What letters can be added to CIRCUS?
- CIRCUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CIRCUS:
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