CENSURE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CENSURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENSURE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENSURE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENSURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENSURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CENSURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 210,537.
What does CENSURE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To express strong and formal disapproval of someone or something.
To censure is stronger than a mild complaint, and it often comes from an official body such as a committee or a council. A person who is censured has been publicly judged to have done wrong, though not necessarily punished further.
How CENSURE is used
The verb censure usually appears in news, politics and institutional settings.
- The committee voted to censure the senator for his conduct.
- Critics were quick to censure the decision as reckless.
- The board will censure any member who breaks the rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENSURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CENSURE
4 longer words begin with CENSURE.
Shorter words from the letters in CENSURE
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Common questions about CENSURE
- Is CENSURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENSURE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENSURE worth?
- CENSURE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENSURE mean?
- To express strong and formal disapproval of someone or something.
- What letters can be added to CENSURE?
- CENSURE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CENSURE:
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