CITHERN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CITHERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CITHERN?
| 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 CITHERN 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 CITHERN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cithernsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CITHERN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CITHERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does CITHERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalmusic
A pear-shaped stringed instrument with a flat back and wire strings, popular in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe.
The cithern resembled a lute but was easier to play and cheaper to make, so barbers kept one for customers waiting their turn. Several spellings of the name exist, including cittern and cither.
How CITHERN is used
Used in early-music contexts; cithren is a rarer variant of the same word.
- The cithern hung on the wall of the barber shop.
- She strummed a cithern while the others sang.
- A cithern with eight wire strings is displayed in the museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CITHERN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CITHERN
The 7 tiles of CITHERN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CITHERN
1 longer words begin with CITHERN.
Shorter words from the letters in CITHERN
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Common questions about CITHERN
- Is CITHERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CITHERN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CITHERN worth?
- CITHERN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CITHERN mean?
- A pear-shaped stringed instrument with a flat back and wire strings, popular in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe.
- What letters can be added to CITHERN?
- CITHERN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CITHERN:
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