CIRCUMPOSE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIRCUMPOSE 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CIRCUMPOSE?
| 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 CIRCUMPOSE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRCUMPOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIRCUMPOSE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CIRCUMPOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIRCUMPOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CIRCUMPOSE
2 longer words begin with CIRCUMPOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRCUMPOSE
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Common questions about CIRCUMPOSE
- Is CIRCUMPOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CIRCUMPOSE is not in it.
- How many points is CIRCUMPOSE worth?
- CIRCUMPOSE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIRCUMPOSE?
- CIRCUMPOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CIRCUMPOSE:
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