CIRCUMSTANCING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIRCUMSTANCING 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CIRCUMSTANCING?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRCUMSTANCING is to know. It scores 23 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRCUMSTANCING
No single letter turns CIRCUMSTANCING into another word.
How CIRCUMSTANCING scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in CIRCUMSTANCING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CIRCUMSTANCING needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRCUMSTANCING
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Common questions about CIRCUMSTANCING
- Is CIRCUMSTANCING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CIRCUMSTANCING is not in it.
- How many points is CIRCUMSTANCING worth?
- CIRCUMSTANCING is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIRCUMSTANCING?
- No single letter can be added to CIRCUMSTANCING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of CIRCUMSTANCING:
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