Is CIRCUMNAVIGATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CIRCUMNAVIGATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CIRCUMNAVIGATES mean?
Circumnavigates is a form of CIRCUMNAVIGATE.
- verb
travel around, either by plane or ship
“We compassed the earth”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
32
Words With Friends
15
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + M (3) + N (1) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 CIRCUMNAVIGATES
CIRCUMNAVIGATES 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 CIRCUMNAVIGATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- circumnavigate24
- circumvents20
- carminatives19
- circumvent19
- carminative18
- vicariances18
- accusative17
- vaccinates17
- vicariance17
- miscreating16
- ceramicist16
- evacuating16
- muscarinic16
- negativism16
- timesaving16
- vagrancies16
- vesicating16
- siccative16
- vacancies16
- vaccinate16
- vaccinias16
- viaticums16
- insectarium15
- aviatrices15
- centigrams15
- emaciating15
- incurvates15
- macerating15
- mistracing15
- reaccusing15
- ruminative15
- vicariants15
- vicariates15
- caveating15
- cinematic15
- curveting15
- gravamens15
- scrieving15
- servicing15
- vestigium15
- vicarages15
- vicinages15
- activism15
- vaccinas15
- vaccines15
- vaccinia15
- viaticum15
- viraemic15
- cauterising14
- acuminates14
- antiracism14
- criminates14
- crustacean14
- inaccurate14
- manicurist14
- accreting14
- aviatrice14
- causative14
- centigram14
- cremating14
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