CULMINANT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CULMINANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULMINANT?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULMINANT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULMINANT
No single letter turns CULMINANT into another word.
How CULMINANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CULMINANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CULMINANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CULMINANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
At the highest point; forming the top or peak of something.
Culminant describes whatever stands at its summit, whether a hill, a career or a star crossing the meridian. In astronomy a culminant body is at its greatest height in the sky. Outside that field the word is uncommon, and "culminating" is used instead.
How CULMINANT is used
Culminant is rare and mostly appears in astronomy or formal description.
- The culminant star hung directly overhead.
- It was the culminant moment of her career.
- Ahead rose the culminant peak of the range.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULMINANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CULMINANT
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Common questions about CULMINANT
- Is CULMINANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULMINANT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULMINANT worth?
- CULMINANT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULMINANT mean?
- At the highest point; forming the top or peak of something.
- What letters can be added to CULMINANT?
- No single letter can be added to CULMINANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CULMINANT:
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