CENTRUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CENTRUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENTRUM?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTRUM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTRUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
centrumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENTRUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CENTRUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CENTRUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The main solid body of a vertebra, from which the arches and processes extend.
The centrum bears most of the weight of the spine, and discs of cartilage sit between neighbouring centra. Its shape and growth are studied in anatomy and in fossil animals.
How CENTRUM is used
The word centrum is an anatomical term, with the plural centra.
- The surgeon examined the centrum of the damaged vertebra.
- Each fossil centrum was cleaned and measured.
- A crack ran across the centrum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTRUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CENTRUM
1 longer words begin with CENTRUM.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTRUM
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Common questions about CENTRUM
- Is CENTRUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTRUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTRUM worth?
- CENTRUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTRUM mean?
- The main solid body of a vertebra, from which the arches and processes extend.
- What letters can be added to CENTRUM?
- CENTRUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CENTRUM:
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