CAMPHIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CAMPHIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAMPHIRE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAMPHIRE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAMPHIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
camphiresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAMPHIRE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CAMPHIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAMPHIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CAMPHIRE
- All 8 letters of CAMPHIRE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CAMPHIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for camphor, and in some translations the name of the henna plant.
Camphire survives mostly in older English texts, including some biblical translations where it refers to a fragrant flowering shrub. Modern writers would use camphor or henna instead. The spelling is a historical curiosity now.
How CAMPHIRE is used
Camphire is archaic and appears mainly in old books and Bible translations.
- The poem mentions a cluster of camphire in the vineyards.
- In the old text, camphire was prized for its scent.
- He found camphire listed in a seventeenth-century herbal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAMPHIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAMPHIRE
The 8 tiles of CAMPHIRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAMPHIRE
1 longer words begin with CAMPHIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAMPHIRE
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Common questions about CAMPHIRE
- Is CAMPHIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAMPHIRE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAMPHIRE worth?
- CAMPHIRE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAMPHIRE mean?
- An old word for camphor, and in some translations the name of the henna plant.
- What letters can be added to CAMPHIRE?
- CAMPHIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CAMPHIRE:
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