CENTAVO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CENTAVO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENTAVO?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTAVO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTAVO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
centavosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENTAVO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CENTAVO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does CENTAVO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coin or money unit worth one hundredth of the basic currency unit in Spain-influenced and Portuguese-speaking countries such as Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
A centavo is tiny in value, and the word is often used to mean a trifling sum. Several countries in Latin America use it for their small change. Because it is just one hundredth of the main unit, prices quoted to the last centavo suggest extreme exactness.
How CENTAVO is used
Used in discussions of Latin American and Portuguese-speaking currencies.
- The fare went up by fifty centavos.
- He counted every last centavo before paying the bill.
- A single centavo coin is hardly worth picking up today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTAVO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CENTAVO
1 longer words begin with CENTAVO.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTAVO
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Common questions about CENTAVO
- Is CENTAVO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTAVO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTAVO worth?
- CENTAVO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTAVO mean?
- A coin or money unit worth one hundredth of the basic currency unit in Spain-influenced and Portuguese-speaking countries such as Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
- What letters can be added to CENTAVO?
- CENTAVO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CENTAVO:
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