CIRCS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CIRCS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIRCS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRCS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRCS
No single letter turns CIRCS into another word.
How CIRCS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CIRCS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does CIRCS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
The circumstances of a particular situation, especially as they affect what should be done.
circs is a clipped, informal form of circumstances that appeared in British speech and letters as a quick way to refer to the details surrounding a situation. Because it drops most of the word, circs is treated as informal, and it turns up mainly in spoken English, personal notes and light journalism rather than formal writing. British speakers use it most, generally in the fixed phrase in the circs, meaning given the way things stand.
How CIRCS is used
Informal shorthand for circumstances, chiefly British, often used in the phrase in the circs.
- Given the circs, we decided to postpone the meeting.
- In the circs, nobody blamed him for arriving late.
- She explained the circs to her manager before asking for leave.
- Under normal circs he would have said yes at once.
- The circs made an ordinary decision unexpectedly difficult.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIRCS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRCS
Common questions about CIRCS
- Is CIRCS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRCS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRCS worth?
- CIRCS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIRCS mean?
- The circumstances of a particular situation, especially as they affect what should be done.
- What letters can be added to CIRCS?
- No single letter can be added to CIRCS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CIRCS:
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