Is CIRCUMVENTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CIRCUMVENTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CIRCUMVENTED mean?
Circumvented is a form of CIRCUMVENT.
- verb
surround so as to force to give up
“The Turks besieged Vienna”
- verb
beat through cleverness and wit
“I beat the traffic”
- verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
“He dodged the issue”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + M (3) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 22 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 CIRCUMVENTED
CIRCUMVENTED 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 CIRCUMVENTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- circumvent19
- creviced16
- decemvir16
- reductive15
- cinctured14
- curveted14
- ecumenic14
- eductive14
- incurved14
- invected14
- verecund14
- crevice14
- unriveted13
- endermic13
- decurve13
- evicted13
- evinced13
- verdict13
- unmerited12
- unmitered12
- cincture12
- duvetine12
- inverted12
- ventured12
- cervine12
- endemic12
- incurve12
- cervid12
- curved12
- device12
- deuteric11
- inductee11
- minueted11
- reinduce11
- reinduct11
- reminted11
- rudiment11
- unmitred11
- centime11
- centric11
- centrum11
- cerumen11
- eccrine11
- evident11
- numeric11
- riveted11
- curvet11
- dermic11
- dictum11
- eruvim11
- evince11
- minced11
- recced11
- ticced11
- vermin11
- cecum11
- viced11
- ceinture10
- enuretic10
- mutineer10
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