CENTIARE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CENTIARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENTIARE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTIARE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTIARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
centiaresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENTIARE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CENTIARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CENTIARE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CENTIARE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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 CENTIARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The French-derived name for a square metre, one hundredth of an are.
A centiare is the smallest unit in the old French land-measure system based on the are. Its value is the same as a square metre, so it adds nothing new in practice, which is why the word is rare.
How CENTIARE is used
Centiare appears in land records from countries using the older metric area units.
- The plot measured four hundred centiare in total.
- One centiare is the same as one square metre.
- The deed gave the area in ares and centiare.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTIARE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CENTIARE
The 8 tiles of CENTIARE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CENTIARE
1 longer words begin with CENTIARE.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTIARE
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Common questions about CENTIARE
- Is CENTIARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTIARE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTIARE worth?
- CENTIARE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTIARE mean?
- The French-derived name for a square metre, one hundredth of an are.
- What letters can be added to CENTIARE?
- CENTIARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CENTIARE:
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