CENSUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CENSUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENSUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENSUS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENSUS
No single letter turns CENSUS into another word.
How CENSUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CENSUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does CENSUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
An official count or survey of a population, carried out at regular intervals to record numbers, age, occupation, and similar details.
Governments run a census to know how many people live within their borders and to gather details such as age, household size, income, and occupation, information later used to plan schools, hospitals, and public spending. The practice is ancient, going back to Roman counts used to organise taxation and military service, and the modern word keeps that same root. Most countries now hold a census every five or ten years rather than continuously, since a full count of an entire population takes considerable time and cost. Census data also shapes the boundaries of voting districts in many countries.
How CENSUS is used
Common in official, statistical and historical writing about population counts and government records.
- The national census counted every household in the country.
- Officials used the latest census to redraw voting districts.
- Historians studied an old census to trace the town's growth.
- Every ten years the government conducts a fresh census.
- The census revealed a sharp rise in the number of city dwellers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENSUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CENSUS
3 longer words begin with CENSUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CENSUS
Common questions about CENSUS
- Is CENSUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENSUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENSUS worth?
- CENSUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENSUS mean?
- An official count or survey of a population, carried out at regular intervals to record numbers, age, occupation, and similar details.
- What letters can be added to CENSUS?
- No single letter can be added to CENSUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CENSUS:
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