CICERONE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CICERONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CICERONE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CICERONE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CICERONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CICERONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CICERONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CICERONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CICERONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A guide who shows visitors the sights and explains places of interest.
The word comes from the name of the Roman orator Cicero, a joke about the talkative guides of Italian towns. A cicerone is usually local and chatty, offering history and anecdotes along the route.
How CICERONE is used
Dated and literary, now often used with a touch of humour.
- A cicerone led the tourists through the ruins of the forum.
- Our cicerone knew every legend about the old cathedral.
- The cicerone pointed out the finest frescoes in the chapel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CICERONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CICERONE
The 8 tiles of CICERONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CICERONE
3 longer words begin with CICERONE.
Shorter words from the letters in CICERONE
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Common questions about CICERONE
- Is CICERONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CICERONE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CICERONE worth?
- CICERONE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CICERONE mean?
- A guide who shows visitors the sights and explains places of interest.
- What letters can be added to CICERONE?
- CICERONE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CICERONE:
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