AUREUS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AUREUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUREUS?
| 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 AUREUS is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUREUS
No single letter turns AUREUS into another word.
How AUREUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AUREUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does AUREUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A gold coin used in ancient Rome, especially during the late Republic and the Empire.
Aureus took its name straight from the Latin word for golden, and it named the main gold coin of Roman currency for centuries. A single aureus typically exchanged for twenty-five silver denarii, which made it a coin of significant value rather than everyday pocket change. Emperors used the aureus to display their portraits and titles, so surviving coins now serve historians as evidence for dates and political events. Books on Roman economics and archaeology still discuss the aureus whenever ancient coinage comes up.
How AUREUS is used
Historical; used when discussing Roman coinage, archaeology, and ancient economics.
- The museum displayed a gold aureus from the reign of Augustus.
- One aureus was worth twenty-five silver denarii in Roman currency.
- Archaeologists uncovered several aureus coins near the old fort.
- The emperor's portrait appears clearly on this worn aureus.
- Historians use aureus finds to date Roman military campaigns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUREUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AUREUS
The 6 tiles of AUREUS in a different order — 1 found.
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Common questions about AUREUS
- Is AUREUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUREUS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUREUS worth?
- AUREUS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUREUS mean?
- A gold coin used in ancient Rome, especially during the late Republic and the Empire.
- What letters can be added to AUREUS?
- No single letter can be added to AUREUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AUREUS:
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