CIGUATERA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CIGUATERA 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 CIGUATERA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIGUATERA is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIGUATERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ciguaterasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIGUATERA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CIGUATERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIGUATERA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CIGUATERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A form of food poisoning caused by eating tropical reef fish that carry a natural toxin.
Ciguatera strikes without any warning in the fish itself, because cooking does not destroy the toxin. It is a known hazard in warm seas, where the poison builds up along the food chain. Symptoms can include stomach pain and odd tingling sensations.
How CIGUATERA is used
Ciguatera is used in medical, travel-health and fishing contexts to describe this specific poisoning.
- Several tourists developed ciguatera after eating grouper at the resort.
- Doctors warned that ciguatera can cause tingling in the hands and feet.
- Fishermen in the region know the risk of ciguatera from large reef predators.
- Cooking will not protect you from ciguatera.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIGUATERA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIGUATERA
1 longer words begin with CIGUATERA.
Shorter words from the letters in CIGUATERA
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Common questions about CIGUATERA
- Is CIGUATERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIGUATERA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIGUATERA worth?
- CIGUATERA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIGUATERA mean?
- A form of food poisoning caused by eating tropical reef fish that carry a natural toxin.
- What letters can be added to CIGUATERA?
- CIGUATERA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CIGUATERA:
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