CERUSITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CERUSITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CERUSITE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CERUSITE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CERUSITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cerusitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CERUSITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CERUSITE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CERUSITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CERUSITE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 CERUSITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A colourless or white mineral made of lead carbonate, an important ore of lead.
Cerusite forms where lead ores weather, often as glassy or needle-like crystals. It is the natural form of the compound once ground up to make white lead paint, and the more usual spelling is cerussite.
How CERUSITE is used
Cerusite is a mineralogy term, found in collectors' lists and geology texts.
- The collector prized a cluster of cerusite crystals.
- Cerusite occurs near old lead mines.
- Under the lamp the cerusite sparkled like glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CERUSITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CERUSITE
The 8 tiles of CERUSITE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CERUSITE
1 longer words begin with CERUSITE.
Shorter words from the letters in CERUSITE
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Common questions about CERUSITE
- Is CERUSITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CERUSITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CERUSITE worth?
- CERUSITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CERUSITE mean?
- A colourless or white mineral made of lead carbonate, an important ore of lead.
- What letters can be added to CERUSITE?
- CERUSITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CERUSITE:
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