CUPRUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CUPRUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUPRUM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUPRUM is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUPRUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cuprumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUPRUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CUPRUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does CUPRUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistryarchaic
The Latin name for the metal copper, from which its chemical symbol Cu is taken.
The Romans called the metal aes Cyprium, bronze of Cyprus, after the island that supplied much of it, and this shortened to cuprum. English kept the Latin form for scientific use, which is why the symbol for the element is Cu. Today cuprum survives mostly in chemical history and in adjectives such as cupric and cuprous.
How CUPRUM is used
Old scientific Latin; now explained mainly in connection with the symbol Cu.
- The symbol Cu comes from the Latin word cuprum.
- The chemist labelled the jar cuprum in neat Latin letters.
- Roman writers took the name cuprum from the island of Cyprus.
- Old pharmacy lists give cuprum for the metal we now call copper.
- Students ask why the periodic table writes cuprum as Cu.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUPRUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUPRUM
1 longer words begin with CUPRUM.
Shorter words from the letters in CUPRUM
Common questions about CUPRUM
- Is CUPRUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUPRUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUPRUM worth?
- CUPRUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUPRUM mean?
- The Latin name for the metal copper, from which its chemical symbol Cu is taken.
- What letters can be added to CUPRUM?
- CUPRUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CUPRUM:
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