Is CIRCUMLOCUTORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CIRCUMLOCUTORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CIRCUMLOCUTORY mean?
- adjective
roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
“had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
31
Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + M (3) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 25 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 CIRCUMLOCUTORY
CIRCUMLOCUTORY 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 CIRCUMLOCUTORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cyclotomic21
- mucolytic18
- mycotic16
- cyclic15
- locutory13
- comity13
- myotic13
- curculio12
- courtly12
- roomily12
- mucluc12
- cyclo12
- cymol12
- tricolour11
- motoric11
- curtly11
- outcry11
- trimly11
- cocci11
- comic11
- tricolor10
- corium10
- cultic10
- cumuli10
- curium10
- occult10
- cooly10
- curly10
- curry10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- milty10
- moory10
- murry10
- octyl10
- roomy10
- rumly10
- myc10
- couloir9
- turmoil9
- colic9
- croci9
- locum9
- micro9
- mucor9
- mucro9
- mulct9
- occur9
- city9
- cloy9
- coly9
- cory9
- limy9
- miry9
- mity9
- moly9
- rimy9
- colour8
- lictor8
- octroi8
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