CUPRIFEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CUPRIFEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUPRIFEROUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUPRIFEROUS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUPRIFEROUS
No single letter turns CUPRIFEROUS into another word.
How CUPRIFEROUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CUPRIFEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CUPRIFEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CUPRIFEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Containing or yielding copper.
Geologists call a rock or ore cupriferous when copper can be found in it. The word is rare outside mining and chemistry. Cupriferous deposits drive many mining towns.
How CUPRIFEROUS is used
Used in geology and mining for ores and rocks.
- The survey found a cupriferous seam under the hill.
- Cupriferous ore was carried down the valley by cart.
- The mine owner bought several cupriferous claims.
- A cupriferous stain on the stone showed where the water had run.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUPRIFEROUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CUPRIFEROUS
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Common questions about CUPRIFEROUS
- Is CUPRIFEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUPRIFEROUS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUPRIFEROUS worth?
- CUPRIFEROUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUPRIFEROUS mean?
- Containing or yielding copper.
- What letters can be added to CUPRIFEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to CUPRIFEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CUPRIFEROUS:
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