CELERIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CELERIAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CELERIAC?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CELERIAC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CELERIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
celeriacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CELERIAC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CELERIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CELERIAC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CELERIAC
- CELERIAC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CELERIAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A variety of celery grown for its large, knobbly, edible root.
Cooks value celeriac for its nutty, celery-like taste. It is peeled and roasted, mashed, or grated raw into salads such as remoulade, and it keeps well through winter.
How CELERIAC is used
A kitchen and gardening word, common in British English.
- We roasted celeriac with potatoes for the Sunday meal.
- Grated celeriac gives the salad a crisp texture.
- The soup was thickened with celeriac and leeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CELERIAC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CELERIAC
1 longer words begin with CELERIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in CELERIAC
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Common questions about CELERIAC
- Is CELERIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CELERIAC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CELERIAC worth?
- CELERIAC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CELERIAC mean?
- A variety of celery grown for its large, knobbly, edible root.
- What letters can be added to CELERIAC?
- CELERIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CELERIAC:
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