CAESURA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CAESURA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAESURA?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAESURA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAESURA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAESURA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAESURA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does CAESURA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pause or break in the middle of a line of verse, or a brief interruption in a flow of music or speech.
A caesura lets a poet split a long line into two balanced halves, giving the reader a place to breathe. In general use the word describes any sudden stop that divides a continuous stretch into parts.
How CAESURA is used
Used in literary study and music, and figuratively for a break in a process.
- The caesura falls after the fourth syllable in each line.
- A brief caesura in the conversation gave her time to think.
- The conductor held the caesura before the final chord.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAESURA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAESURA
3 longer words begin with CAESURA.
Shorter words from the letters in CAESURA
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Common questions about CAESURA
- Is CAESURA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAESURA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAESURA worth?
- CAESURA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAESURA mean?
- A pause or break in the middle of a line of verse, or a brief interruption in a flow of music or speech.
- What letters can be added to CAESURA?
- CAESURA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAESURA:
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