Is CIRCUS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRCUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CIRCUS worth?

CIRCUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CIRCUS?

CIRCUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CIRCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. CIRCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

c3i1r1c3u1s1

PlayableCIRCUS · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 1,380 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CIRCUS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.5%

Our own measure of how useful CIRCUS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CIRCUS

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

circusy14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How CIRCUS scores

Scrabble c3i1r1c3u1s1 10

Words with Friends c4i1r1c4u2s1 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in CIRCUS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	2	2
i	1	9
r	1	6
u	1	4
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.

Words starting with CIRCUS

circusy14 circuses12 circussy15 circusier13 circusiest14 circussier14 circussiest15

7 longer words begin with CIRCUS.

Shorter words from the letters in CIRCUS

circs9 succi9 cursi7 cris6 crus6 curs6 rucs6 scur6 uric6 cis5 cru5 cur5 ruc5 sic5 rus3 sir3 sri3 sui3 sur3 is2 si2 ur2 us2

Common questions about CIRCUS

Is CIRCUS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRCUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CIRCUS worth?: CIRCUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CIRCUS?: CIRCUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CIRCUS:

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