CIRCUMSOLAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIRCUMSOLAR 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
c3i1r1c3u1m3s1o1l1a1r1
Depends on the listCIRCUMSOLAR · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CIRCUMSOLAR?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.09%
Our own measure of how useful CIRCUMSOLAR is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRCUMSOLAR
No single letter turns CIRCUMSOLAR into another word.
How CIRCUMSOLAR scores
Scrabble c3i1r1c3u1m3s1o1l1a1r1 17
Words with Friends c4i1r1c4u2m4s1o1l2a1r1 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in CIRCUMSOLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIRCUMSOLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRCUMSOLAR
microcars15 circulars13 cursorial11 calciums14 cosmical14 coumaric14 microcar14 calorics12 circular12 clamours12 racloirs10 rosarium10 ruralism10 solarium10 calcium13 comical13 cumaric13 accoils11 calicos11 caloric11 carroms11 circars11 clamors11 clamour11 coriums11 coucals11 crucial11 mucosal11 musical11 ricracs11 sacculi11 scoriac11 armours9 carious9 carolus9 cirrous9 corrals9 corsair9 curaris9 curiosa9
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Common questions about CIRCUMSOLAR
- Is CIRCUMSOLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRCUMSOLAR, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRCUMSOLAR worth?
- CIRCUMSOLAR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIRCUMSOLAR?
- No single letter can be added to CIRCUMSOLAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CIRCUMSOLAR:
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