CENTURY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CENTURY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENTURY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTURY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTURY
No single letter turns CENTURY into another word.
How CENTURY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CENTURY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CENTURY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A period of one hundred years, especially counted from a fixed starting point such as the birth of Christ.
Historians divide the past into centuries, so the twentieth century covers the years from 1901 to 2000. In cricket a century is one hundred runs by a single batter. The ancient Roman army also used the word for a company of about a hundred soldiers.
How CENTURY is used
Very common in history, with extra senses in cricket and Roman history.
- The cathedral was built in the twelfth century.
- He scored a century in the final match of the season.
- A century ago this street was open farmland.
- The Roman century was led by an officer called a centurion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTURY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTURY
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Common questions about CENTURY
- Is CENTURY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTURY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTURY worth?
- CENTURY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTURY mean?
- A period of one hundred years, especially counted from a fixed starting point such as the birth of Christ.
- What letters can be added to CENTURY?
- No single letter can be added to CENTURY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CENTURY:
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