CIRCUMDUCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIRCUMDUCE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CIRCUMDUCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRCUMDUCE is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRCUMDUCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIRCUMDUCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CIRCUMDUCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CIRCUMDUCE needs 1 blank tile.
Words starting with CIRCUMDUCE
2 longer words begin with CIRCUMDUCE.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRCUMDUCE
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Common questions about CIRCUMDUCE
- Is CIRCUMDUCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CIRCUMDUCE is not in it.
- How many points is CIRCUMDUCE worth?
- CIRCUMDUCE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIRCUMDUCE?
- CIRCUMDUCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CIRCUMDUCE:
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