SIROCCO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SIROCCO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIROCCO?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIROCCO is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIROCCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
siroccosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIROCCO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SIROCCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What does SIROCCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hot, dusty wind that blows from North Africa across the Mediterranean toward southern Europe.
When the sirocco arrives, the air turns heavy and the sky can be tinted with fine red sand. People in Italy and Malta link it with oppressive heat and short tempers.
How SIROCCO is used
Sirocco is used in weather reports, travel writing and literature.
- The sirocco covered the cars in fine desert dust.
- A sirocco blew over Sicily for three days.
- He felt the sirocco press on the town like a hot hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIROCCO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIROCCO
1 longer words begin with SIROCCO.
Shorter words from the letters in SIROCCO
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Common questions about SIROCCO
- Is SIROCCO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIROCCO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIROCCO worth?
- SIROCCO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIROCCO mean?
- A hot, dusty wind that blows from North Africa across the Mediterranean toward southern Europe.
- What letters can be added to SIROCCO?
- SIROCCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SIROCCO:
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