CERNUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CERNUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CERNUOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CERNUOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CERNUOUS
No single letter turns CERNUOUS into another word.
How CERNUOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CERNUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CERNUOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CERNUOUS
- CERNUOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CERNUOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanytechnical
Drooping or nodding downward, as a flower or bud does.
In botany a cernuous flower hangs with its head bowed, so the open end faces the ground. Snowdrops are a familiar example, and the word helps describers of plants be precise about posture.
How CERNUOUS is used
Cernuous is used in plant descriptions and field guides.
- The cernuous bud turned upward only when it opened.
- Snowdrops have cernuous white flowers.
- The field guide calls the nodding blossom cernuous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CERNUOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CERNUOUS
The 8 tiles of CERNUOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CERNUOUS
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Common questions about CERNUOUS
- Is CERNUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CERNUOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CERNUOUS worth?
- CERNUOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CERNUOUS mean?
- Drooping or nodding downward, as a flower or bud does.
- What letters can be added to CERNUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CERNUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CERNUOUS:
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