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Is CIRCUSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CIRCUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CIRCUSES mean?

Circuses is a form of CIRCUS.

  1. noun

    a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

    “he ran away from home to join the circus”

  2. noun

    a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

    “the children always love to go to the circus”

  3. noun

    a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

    “it was so funny it was a circus”

  4. noun

    (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8

C (3) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CIRCUSES

CIRCUSES 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 CIRCUSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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