CONSTRUE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CONSTRUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONSTRUE?
| 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 CONSTRUE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONSTRUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONSTRUE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CONSTRUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONSTRUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CONSTRUE
- All 8 letters of CONSTRUE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CONSTRUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To interpret the meaning of a word, statement or action in a particular way.
People construe a remark in different ways depending on what they expect. In grammar, to construe also means to analyse how the words of a sentence fit together.
How CONSTRUE is used
Used in formal writing, law and grammar teaching.
- Do not construe my silence as agreement.
- Judges must construe the wording of the law carefully.
- Students learned to construe a Latin sentence word by word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONSTRUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CONSTRUE
The 8 tiles of CONSTRUE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with CONSTRUE
4 longer words begin with CONSTRUE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONSTRUE
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Common questions about CONSTRUE
- Is CONSTRUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONSTRUE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONSTRUE worth?
- CONSTRUE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONSTRUE mean?
- To interpret the meaning of a word, statement or action in a particular way.
- What letters can be added to CONSTRUE?
- CONSTRUE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CONSTRUE:
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