CADUCEUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CADUCEUS 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 CADUCEUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CADUCEUS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CADUCEUS
No single letter turns CADUCEUS into another word.
How CADUCEUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CADUCEUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CADUCEUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CADUCEUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A staff with two snakes twined round it and wings at the top, carried by the god Hermes or Mercury.
In myth the caduceus marked a herald and messenger of the gods. Today it is widely used as a badge of the medical profession, though the single-snake rod of Asclepius is the older healing symbol.
How CADUCEUS is used
Used in mythology and for medical insignia.
- The statue held a caduceus in one hand.
- A caduceus was stamped on the ambulance door.
- Some people confuse the caduceus with the rod of Asclepius.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CADUCEUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CADUCEUS
The 8 tiles of CADUCEUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CADUCEUS
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Common questions about CADUCEUS
- Is CADUCEUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CADUCEUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CADUCEUS worth?
- CADUCEUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CADUCEUS mean?
- A staff with two snakes twined round it and wings at the top, carried by the god Hermes or Mercury.
- What letters can be added to CADUCEUS?
- No single letter can be added to CADUCEUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CADUCEUS:
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