Is CIRCUMCISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CIRCUMCISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CIRCUMCISING mean?
Circumcising is a form of CIRCUMCISE.
- verb
cut the skin over the clitoris
- verb
cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
“During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + M (3) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 CIRCUMCISING
CIRCUMCISING 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 CIRCUMCISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- succinic14
- miscuing13
- criminis12
- siccing12
- cruising11
- crimini11
- crinums11
- cursing10
- circus10
- crinum10
- crisic10
- cumins10
- mucins10
- ricinus9
- curing9
- icings9
- miring9
- muring9
- musing9
- ricing9
- riming9
- circs9
- cumin9
- mucin9
- music9
- scrim9
- scrum9
- irising8
- incurs8
- mirins8
- ricins8
- surimi8
- cuing8
- icing8
- mungs8
- cums8
- mics8
- scum8
- rising7
- siring7
- unrigs7
- curns7
- incur7
- incus7
- minis7
- minus7
- mirin7
- munis7
- ricin7
- runic7
- cigs7
- grim7
- grum7
- gums7
- migs7
- mugs7
- mung7
- smug7
- cum7
- mic7
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