CHIRURGEON is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHIRURGEON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIRURGEON?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIRURGEON is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIRURGEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chirurgeonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIRURGEON scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHIRURGEON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHIRURGEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHIRURGEON mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for a surgeon.
Chirurgeon comes from an older spelling and pronunciation of the same medical trade. Today it survives mainly in historical fiction, fantasy and role-playing games, where it lends an antique flavour.
How CHIRURGEON is used
Archaic, found in historical or fantasy writing.
- The ship's chirurgeon sawed through the splintered bone.
- A travelling chirurgeon set up his tent outside the camp.
- In the novel, the chirurgeon is also the town barber.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIRURGEON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIRURGEON
2 longer words begin with CHIRURGEON.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIRURGEON
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Common questions about CHIRURGEON
- Is CHIRURGEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIRURGEON, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIRURGEON worth?
- CHIRURGEON is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIRURGEON mean?
- An old word for a surgeon.
- What letters can be added to CHIRURGEON?
- CHIRURGEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHIRURGEON:
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