SINCIPUT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SINCIPUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SINCIPUT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINCIPUT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINCIPUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sinciputsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SINCIPUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SINCIPUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SINCIPUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SINCIPUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The front part of the head or skull, from the forehead to the crown.
Anatomists use sinciput for the upper front region of the head, set against the occiput at the back. Its Latin roots mean half a head, and it is rarely heard outside medical writing.
How SINCIPUT is used
A technical term in anatomy and older medical texts, seldom used in ordinary speech.
- The blow struck him just above the sinciput.
- The surgeon marked the sinciput before the operation.
- In the skull on the table, the sinciput was cracked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SINCIPUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SINCIPUT
1 longer words begin with SINCIPUT.
Shorter words from the letters in SINCIPUT
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Common questions about SINCIPUT
- Is SINCIPUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINCIPUT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINCIPUT worth?
- SINCIPUT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SINCIPUT mean?
- The front part of the head or skull, from the forehead to the crown.
- What letters can be added to SINCIPUT?
- SINCIPUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SINCIPUT:
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