CEREUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CEREUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEREUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEREUS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEREUS
No single letter turns CEREUS into another word.
How CEREUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CEREUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 94,070.
What stands out about CEREUS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 CEREUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of a group of tall, columnar cacti, many of which produce large, showy flowers that open only at night.
Species of cereus grow as thick, ribbed columns that can reach many metres in height, quite unlike the low, rounded cacti most people picture. Several kinds, sometimes called night-blooming cereus, produce spectacular white or pale flowers that unfold after dark and wilt again by morning, an event gardeners sometimes stay up specifically to watch. The name comes from the Latin word for a wax candle, a nod to the plant's tall, upright shape. Native to the warmer parts of the Americas, cereus species are now grown as ornamental and houseplants well beyond their original range.
How CEREUS is used
A specialist botanical and gardening term, met mainly in writing about cacti and succulent plants.
- Neighbours gathered at midnight to see the night-blooming cereus open.
- The greenhouse contained a tall cereus reaching almost to the roof.
- Gardeners prize the cereus for its brief but spectacular flowers.
- A columnar cereus stood in the corner of the desert garden.
- The botanist labelled each cereus specimen with its species name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEREUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CEREUS
The 6 tiles of CEREUS in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with CEREUS
1 longer words begin with CEREUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CEREUS
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Common questions about CEREUS
- Is CEREUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEREUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEREUS worth?
- CEREUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEREUS mean?
- Any of a group of tall, columnar cacti, many of which produce large, showy flowers that open only at night.
- What letters can be added to CEREUS?
- No single letter can be added to CEREUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CEREUS:
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