CENTNER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CENTNER 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 CENTNER?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTNER is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTNER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
centnersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENTNER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CENTNER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,573.
What does CENTNER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An old unit of weight equal to about one hundred pounds, used especially in Germany and nearby regions.
A centner was a practical measure for heavy goods such as grain or metal. Today the centner survives mainly in historical texts, though a few countries kept a similar unit longer.
How CENTNER is used
The word centner turns up in history books and old trade records.
- The merchant sold the flour by the centner.
- A single centner of ore was weighed before smelting.
- Old price lists quote grain per centner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTNER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CENTNER
1 longer words begin with CENTNER.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTNER
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Common questions about CENTNER
- Is CENTNER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTNER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTNER worth?
- CENTNER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTNER mean?
- An old unit of weight equal to about one hundred pounds, used especially in Germany and nearby regions.
- What letters can be added to CENTNER?
- CENTNER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CENTNER:
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