CENOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CENOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENOTE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENOTE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cenotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENOTE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CENOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,357.
What does CENOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A deep natural sinkhole formed when the roof of a limestone cavern collapses, exposing an underground pool of water.
Cenotes form where rainwater slowly dissolves soft limestone bedrock, hollowing out caverns that eventually lose their roof and open to the sky; the word comes from a Yucatec Maya term for such a well. They are especially numerous on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where rivers run mostly underground and a cenote was historically the main source of fresh water. The ancient Maya also used many cenotes for ceremonies and offerings, and archaeologists have recovered artifacts from their depths. Today a cenote is a popular site for swimming and diving because of its clear, cool water.
How CENOTE is used
Used mainly in geography, travel and archaeology writing, especially about Mexico and Central America.
- Divers explored a flooded cave system connected to the cenote.
- Villagers once drew their drinking water from the nearby cenote.
- Archaeologists found ceremonial offerings at the bottom of the cenote.
- Sunlight filtered down through the open roof of the cenote.
- Tourists swam in the cool, clear water of the cenote.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENOTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CENOTE
1 longer words begin with CENOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in CENOTE
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Common questions about CENOTE
- Is CENOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENOTE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENOTE worth?
- CENOTE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENOTE mean?
- A deep natural sinkhole formed when the roof of a limestone cavern collapses, exposing an underground pool of water.
- What letters can be added to CENOTE?
- CENOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CENOTE:
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