CUPROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CUPROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUPROUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUPROUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUPROUS
No single letter turns CUPROUS into another word.
How CUPROUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUPROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does CUPROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Containing copper in its lower valency state, with a charge of plus one.
Chemists write cuprous oxide for the red compound of copper and oxygen. The partner term cupric refers to copper with a charge of plus two. In older texts cuprous may simply mean made of or containing copper.
How CUPROUS is used
Used in chemistry for compounds of copper.
- Cuprous oxide gives the glass a rich red tint.
- The cuprous salt dissolved slowly in the acid.
- A cuprous compound turned the flame green.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUPROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CUPROUS
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Common questions about CUPROUS
- Is CUPROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUPROUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUPROUS worth?
- CUPROUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUPROUS mean?
- Containing copper in its lower valency state, with a charge of plus one.
- What letters can be added to CUPROUS?
- No single letter can be added to CUPROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUPROUS:
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