CINNABAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CINNABAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CINNABAR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CINNABAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CINNABAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cinnabarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CINNABAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CINNABAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CINNABAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CINNABAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bright red mineral of mercury sulphide, the main ore of mercury.
Painters in antiquity ground cinnabar into the pigment vermilion, which is why the word also names a vivid red colour. The same name belongs to a black and red moth whose caterpillars feed on ragwort.
How CINNABAR is used
Mineral, colour, and moth names all share the word.
- Miners extracted cinnabar from the hillside to produce mercury.
- The lacquer box was painted in rich cinnabar.
- A cinnabar moth rested on the ragwort.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CINNABAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CINNABAR
3 longer words begin with CINNABAR.
Shorter words from the letters in CINNABAR
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Common questions about CINNABAR
- Is CINNABAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CINNABAR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CINNABAR worth?
- CINNABAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CINNABAR mean?
- A bright red mineral of mercury sulphide, the main ore of mercury.
- What letters can be added to CINNABAR?
- CINNABAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CINNABAR:
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