CAIRNIEST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. CAIRNIEST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CAIRNIEST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAIRNIEST is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAIRNIEST
No single letter turns CAIRNIEST into another word.
How CAIRNIEST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CAIRNIEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAIRNIEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CAIRNIEST mean in Scrabble?
CAIRNIEST is the superlative form of CAIRNY.
Shorter words from the letters in CAIRNIEST
Showing 40 of 669. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CAIRNIEST
- Is CAIRNIEST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CAIRNIEST is not in it.
- How many points is CAIRNIEST worth?
- CAIRNIEST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CAIRNIEST?
- No single letter can be added to CAIRNIEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CAIRNIEST:
Open CAIRNIEST in the Word Finder