CIRCUIT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CIRCUIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIRCUIT?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRCUIT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRCUIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIRCUIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CIRCUIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CIRCUIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A closed route or path that returns to its starting point, such as a racetrack or the loop that electric current follows.
Engineers talk about a circuit when current has a complete path to flow around, and drivers use the word for a track they lap again and again. Judges, musicians and sports players also speak of a circuit meaning the regular round of places they visit.
How CIRCUIT is used
Circuit is used in electronics, motor racing, law and travel, always with the idea of a loop or round.
- The lamp went dark when a break opened in the circuit.
- He completed another lap of the circuit in under a minute.
- The comedian spent years working the club circuit before getting a television slot.
- A visiting judge covers the circuit twice a year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIRCUIT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIRCUIT
16 longer words begin with CIRCUIT.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRCUIT
Common questions about CIRCUIT
- Is CIRCUIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRCUIT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRCUIT worth?
- CIRCUIT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIRCUIT mean?
- A closed route or path that returns to its starting point, such as a racetrack or the loop that electric current follows.
- What letters can be added to CIRCUIT?
- CIRCUIT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CIRCUIT:
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