CIRROSTRATUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CIRROSTRATUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIRROSTRATUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRROSTRATUS is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRROSTRATUS
No single letter turns CIRROSTRATUS into another word.
How CIRROSTRATUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CIRROSTRATUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIRROSTRATUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CIRROSTRATUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A thin, high, hazy sheet of cloud that often covers the whole sky.
Cirrostratus is made of ice crystals and is thin enough for the sun or moon to shine through as a pale disc. It often creates a halo around the light, and many forecasters treat it as a sign that rain may arrive within a day.
How CIRROSTRATUS is used
Cirrostratus is a meteorological term for one of the standard high cloud types.
- A veil of cirrostratus spread across the western sky by evening.
- The halo around the moon told us cirrostratus was thickening above.
- Pilots notice cirrostratus well before the weather front arrives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIRROSTRATUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRROSTRATUS
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Common questions about CIRROSTRATUS
- Is CIRROSTRATUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRROSTRATUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRROSTRATUS worth?
- CIRROSTRATUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIRROSTRATUS mean?
- A thin, high, hazy sheet of cloud that often covers the whole sky.
- What letters can be added to CIRROSTRATUS?
- No single letter can be added to CIRROSTRATUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CIRROSTRATUS:
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