CIRQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CIRQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIRQUE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRQUE is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRQUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cirquesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIRQUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CIRQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does CIRQUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A steep-sided bowl-shaped hollow on a mountainside, formed by glacial erosion.
A cirque holds a small lake once the glacier has gone. Hikers often climb to one for the view.
How CIRQUE is used
Used in geology and mountain writing.
- A lake lay in the cirque.
- The cirque was carved by ice.
- We camped below the cirque.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIRQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIRQUE
1 longer words begin with CIRQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRQUE
Common questions about CIRQUE
- Is CIRQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRQUE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRQUE worth?
- CIRQUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIRQUE mean?
- A steep-sided bowl-shaped hollow on a mountainside, formed by glacial erosion.
- What letters can be added to CIRQUE?
- CIRQUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CIRQUE:
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