CILANTRO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CILANTRO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CILANTRO?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CILANTRO is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CILANTRO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cilantrosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CILANTRO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CILANTRO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CILANTRO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CILANTRO
- All 8 letters of CILANTRO are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CILANTRO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The fresh green leaves of the coriander plant, used as a herb and garnish.
Cilantro adds a bright, citrusy flavour to salsa, curry and soup, though some people say it tastes like soap. In Britain the same leaves are simply called coriander.
How CILANTRO is used
Cilantro is the usual American name for the fresh leaves, as opposed to the dried seeds.
- Chop the cilantro and stir it in at the end.
- The salsa needs more lime and a handful of cilantro.
- He grows cilantro on the kitchen windowsill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CILANTRO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CILANTRO
The 8 tiles of CILANTRO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CILANTRO
1 longer words begin with CILANTRO.
Shorter words from the letters in CILANTRO
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Common questions about CILANTRO
- Is CILANTRO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CILANTRO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CILANTRO worth?
- CILANTRO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CILANTRO mean?
- The fresh green leaves of the coriander plant, used as a herb and garnish.
- What letters can be added to CILANTRO?
- CILANTRO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CILANTRO:
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