CEMETERY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CEMETERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEMETERY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEMETERY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEMETERY
No single letter turns CEMETERY into another word.
How CEMETERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CEMETERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CEMETERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CEMETERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A piece of land set apart for burying the dead, usually not attached to a church.
A cemetery is often larger and more formally laid out than a churchyard, with paths, plots and sometimes a chapel. Many are also quiet public spaces where people walk and read the old inscriptions.
How CEMETERY is used
The ordinary word for a burial ground, used in everyday speech and official notices.
- The cemetery lies at the edge of town behind a stone wall.
- They placed flowers at the cemetery every spring.
- A path winds between the old graves of the cemetery.
- The city plans to expand the cemetery next year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEMETERY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CEMETERY
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Common questions about CEMETERY
- Is CEMETERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEMETERY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEMETERY worth?
- CEMETERY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEMETERY mean?
- A piece of land set apart for burying the dead, usually not attached to a church.
- What letters can be added to CEMETERY?
- No single letter can be added to CEMETERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CEMETERY:
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