Is CIRCULATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CIRCULATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CIRCULATIONS mean?
Circulations is a form of CIRCULATION.
- noun
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
- noun
movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
- noun
(library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period
- noun
number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
“by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CIRCULATIONS
CIRCULATIONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CIRCULATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- circulation15
- inculcators15
- inculcator14
- locticians14
- noctilucas14
- uncritical14
- circuital13
- cistronic13
- conciliar13
- coruscant13
- loctician13
- narcistic13
- narcotics13
- noctiluca13
- ultrasonic12
- accounts12
- aconitic12
- acoustic12
- acrostic12
- calorics12
- cationic12
- circuits12
- clitoric12
- colicins12
- cortical12
- councils12
- cratonic12
- critical12
- crucians12
- iconical12
- lactonic12
- narcotic12
- calutrons11
- cilantros11
- construal11
- contrails11
- cuisinart11
- curations11
- lictorian11
- ocularist11
- suctional11
- suctorial11
- suctorian11
- sulcation11
- triclosan11
- account11
- accurst11
- aclinic11
- acronic11
- acrotic11
- actinic11
- arctics11
- ascitic11
- calicos11
- caloric11
- caustic11
- circuit11
- clastic11
- clinics11
- clitics11
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