CADUCEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CADUCEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CADUCEAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CADUCEAN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CADUCEAN
No single letter turns CADUCEAN into another word.
How CADUCEAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CADUCEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CADUCEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CADUCEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rareliterary
Relating to the caduceus, the winged staff carried by Mercury.
Writers use caducean to refer to the herald symbol with two snakes, often seen on medical emblems. The word is scholarly and rarely appears outside classical or heraldic discussion.
How CADUCEAN is used
Rare; in classical studies and descriptions of insignia.
- The caducean emblem decorated the clinic door.
- A caducean wand appeared in the statue of the god.
- He sketched a caducean design for the badge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CADUCEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CADUCEAN
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Common questions about CADUCEAN
- Is CADUCEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CADUCEAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CADUCEAN worth?
- CADUCEAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CADUCEAN mean?
- Relating to the caduceus, the winged staff carried by Mercury.
- What letters can be added to CADUCEAN?
- No single letter can be added to CADUCEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CADUCEAN:
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