CITHARA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CITHARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CITHARA?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CITHARA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CITHARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
citharasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CITHARA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CITHARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does CITHARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalmusic
An ancient Greek and Roman stringed instrument, a larger and more elaborate relative of the lyre.
Professional musicians played the cithara at festivals and contests, while the simpler lyre was for amateurs and schools. The Greek word gave rise to the later names guitar and zither.
How CITHARA is used
Used in histories of ancient music and in classical studies; the alternative spelling kithara is also seen.
- Apollo is often shown holding a cithara.
- The cithara had a wooden sound box and seven or more strings.
- A contest for the best cithara player opened the festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CITHARA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CITHARA
1 longer words begin with CITHARA.
Shorter words from the letters in CITHARA
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Common questions about CITHARA
- Is CITHARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CITHARA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CITHARA worth?
- CITHARA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CITHARA mean?
- An ancient Greek and Roman stringed instrument, a larger and more elaborate relative of the lyre.
- What letters can be added to CITHARA?
- CITHARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CITHARA:
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