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Is cinnabar a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cinnabar is a Scrabble US word. The word cinnabar is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is cinnabar a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cinnabar is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word cinnabar is a Words With Friends word. The word cinnabar is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

CINNABAR,

7-letter words (1 found)

CARABIN,

6-letter words (7 found)

ACINAR,ARABIC,ARABIN,ARNICA,BANIAN,CARINA,CRANIA,

5-letter words (15 found)

ABACI,ABRIN,ACARI,BAIRN,BANIA,BARCA,BARIC,BRAAI,BRAIN,CABIN,CAIRN,CANNA,NAIRA,NARIC,RABIC,

4-letter words (34 found)

ABAC,ABRI,ACAI,AIRN,ANAN,ANNA,ARBA,ARIA,ARNA,BANC,BANI,BARN,BRAN,BRIN,CABA,CAIN,CANN,CARB,CARN,CRAB,CRAN,CRIA,CRIB,NAAN,NAIN,NANA,NARC,RABI,RACA,RAIA,RAIN,RANA,RANI,RIBA,

3-letter words (28 found)

ABA,AIA,AIN,AIR,ANA,ANI,ANN,ARB,ARC,BAA,BAC,BAN,BAR,BIN,BRA,CAA,CAB,CAN,CAR,INN,NAB,NAN,NIB,RAI,RAN,RIA,RIB,RIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AB,AI,AN,AR,BA,BI,IN,NA,

You can make 95 words from cinnabar according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cinnabar

cinnabar

Etymology

First attested in the mid-15th century. From Middle English cynabare, from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sĭnʹ-ə'bär; IPA(key): /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑɹ/
    • (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑː(ɹ)/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑɹ/

Noun

cinnabar (countable and uncountable, plural cinnabars)

  1. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
    Synonym: (obsolete) æthiops mineral
  2. A bright red colour tinted with orange.
  3. (countable) A species of moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
    Synonym: cinnabar moth
  4. (in “Cinnabar Panacea”) The Elixir of Life.

Derived terms

  • cinnabar moth
  • green cinnabar
  • hepatic cinnabar
  • hypercinnabar
  • inflammable cinnabar
  • metacinnabar

Translations

Adjective

cinnabar (comparative more cinnabar, superlative most cinnabar)

  1. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.

Translations

See also

  • (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermilion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
  • mercury

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Cinnabar”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “cinnabar”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  • cinnabar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org