ARCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ARCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCUS
No single letter turns ARCUS into another word.
How ARCUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does ARCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A whitish, arc-shaped ring of fatty deposit that can form around the edge of the cornea, most often seen in older adults.
Doctors most often encounter arcus as part of the fuller term arcus senilis, describing the pale ring that gradually appears around the outer edge of the cornea as many people age, usually without affecting vision. When a similar ring shows up in a younger person, it can sometimes signal high cholesterol levels and prompt a doctor to order further blood tests. The word comes directly from the Latin for bow or arch, describing the deposit's curved shape as it partly or fully encircles the iris. Meteorologists separately use the same word for an arch-shaped cloud formation along a storm's leading edge, an entirely unrelated borrowing of the same Latin root.
How ARCUS is used
A medical term used mainly by eye doctors and in discussions of cholesterol and aging.
- The ophthalmologist noted a faint arcus forming around his cornea.
- A pronounced arcus in a young patient often prompts a cholesterol check.
- Her grandfather's eyes showed the pale ring typical of arcus in old age.
- The textbook photograph illustrated a well-developed arcus around the iris.
- Doctors distinguish ordinary aging arcus from other corneal changes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARCUS
The 5 tiles of ARCUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARCUS
1 longer words begin with ARCUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCUS
Common questions about ARCUS
- Is ARCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCUS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCUS worth?
- ARCUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCUS mean?
- A whitish, arc-shaped ring of fatty deposit that can form around the edge of the cornea, most often seen in older adults.
- What letters can be added to ARCUS?
- No single letter can be added to ARCUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARCUS:
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