CENTARE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CENTARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENTARE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTARE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
centaresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENTARE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CENTARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,381.
What stands out about CENTARE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CENTARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A metric unit of area equal to one hundredth of an are, or one square metre.
The centare is rarely met outside land surveying and older metric tables. Since a centare equals exactly one square metre, modern writers simply say square metre instead.
How CENTARE is used
The word centare belongs to land measurement and is now largely replaced by square metre.
- The plot measured only a few hundred centare in all.
- One centare is the same as a square metre.
- The old register gave the size of each field in centare units.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTARE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CENTARE
The 7 tiles of CENTARE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CENTARE
1 longer words begin with CENTARE.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTARE
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Common questions about CENTARE
- Is CENTARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTARE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTARE worth?
- CENTARE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTARE mean?
- A metric unit of area equal to one hundredth of an are, or one square metre.
- What letters can be added to CENTARE?
- CENTARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CENTARE:
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