CITREOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CITREOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CITREOUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CITREOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CITREOUS
No single letter turns CITREOUS into another word.
How CITREOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CITREOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CITREOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CITREOUS
- All 8 letters of CITREOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- CITREOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CITREOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
raretechnical
Lemon-coloured; yellowish or greenish-yellow.
Citreous names the particular yellow of a ripe lemon, and naturalists use it to describe petals, feathers or minerals. It is a precise colour word rather than a general term for yellow.
How CITREOUS is used
Citreous is rare and is found mainly in scientific descriptions.
- The bird has a citreous patch on its throat.
- A citreous glow filled the kitchen at sunset.
- The mineral shows a citreous tint under light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CITREOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CITREOUS
The 8 tiles of CITREOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CITREOUS
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Common questions about CITREOUS
- Is CITREOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CITREOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CITREOUS worth?
- CITREOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CITREOUS mean?
- Lemon-coloured; yellowish or greenish-yellow.
- What letters can be added to CITREOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CITREOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CITREOUS:
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