CIRCUMVOLVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIRCUMVOLVE 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 CIRCUMVOLVE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRCUMVOLVE is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRCUMVOLVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIRCUMVOLVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CIRCUMVOLVE, 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 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIRCUMVOLVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CIRCUMVOLVE
2 longer words begin with CIRCUMVOLVE.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRCUMVOLVE
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Common questions about CIRCUMVOLVE
- Is CIRCUMVOLVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CIRCUMVOLVE is not in it.
- How many points is CIRCUMVOLVE worth?
- CIRCUMVOLVE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIRCUMVOLVE?
- CIRCUMVOLVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CIRCUMVOLVE:
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