CULINARY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CULINARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULINARY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULINARY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULINARY
No single letter turns CULINARY into another word.
How CULINARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CULINARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CULINARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CULINARY
- All 8 letters of CULINARY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CULINARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to cooking or the kitchen.
Culinary schools train chefs, and a culinary tour samples the food of a region. The word sounds a little more refined than plain cooking.
How CULINARY is used
Used before nouns such as arts, skills, herbs and school.
- She enrolled in a culinary school in Lyon.
- Basil is a culinary herb in many cuisines.
- His culinary skills improved after a year of practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULINARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CULINARY
The 8 tiles of CULINARY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CULINARY
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Common questions about CULINARY
- Is CULINARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULINARY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULINARY worth?
- CULINARY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULINARY mean?
- Relating to cooking or the kitchen.
- What letters can be added to CULINARY?
- No single letter can be added to CULINARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CULINARY:
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