CIRROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CIRROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIRROUS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRROUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRROUS
No single letter turns CIRROUS into another word.
How CIRROUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CIRROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 463,182.
What does CIRROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Resembling or relating to cirrus, the high wispy clouds, or having tendrils.
Cirrous describes thin, feathery streaks, whether in the sky or on a bird. The word is rare, and most people just say cirrus clouds.
How CIRROUS is used
The word cirrous is mostly found in meteorology and descriptive natural history.
- A cirrous haze covered the high sky at dawn.
- The cirrous feathers formed a small tuft on the bird.
- The cirrous pattern of the clouds warned of a change in weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIRROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRROUS
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Common questions about CIRROUS
- Is CIRROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRROUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRROUS worth?
- CIRROUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIRROUS mean?
- Resembling or relating to cirrus, the high wispy clouds, or having tendrils.
- What letters can be added to CIRROUS?
- No single letter can be added to CIRROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CIRROUS:
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