CINEMA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CINEMA 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 CINEMA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CINEMA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CINEMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cinemasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CINEMA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CINEMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What stands out about CINEMA
- The same 6 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 CINEMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A building where films are shown to an audience, or films considered together as an art and an industry.
In British English a cinema is the place you go to see a film, where Americans usually say movie theater. The word also names the whole business and art of making films, as in French cinema or silent cinema. It is a shortened form of cinematograph, itself built from Greek words for movement and writing. People speak of going to the cinema for an evening, or of a director's place in the history of cinema.
How CINEMA is used
Refers to the venue in British usage and to film as an art form in general.
- We met outside the cinema half an hour before the film.
- Italian cinema had a golden age after the war.
- The old cinema on the corner was turned into a library.
- She studies the history of cinema at university.
- Tickets for the late cinema showing sold out quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CINEMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CINEMA
The 6 tiles of CINEMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CINEMA
22 longer words begin with CINEMA.
Shorter words from the letters in CINEMA
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Common questions about CINEMA
- Is CINEMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CINEMA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CINEMA worth?
- CINEMA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CINEMA mean?
- A building where films are shown to an audience, or films considered together as an art and an industry.
- What letters can be added to CINEMA?
- CINEMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CINEMA:
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