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Is circumscribe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word circumscribe is a Scrabble US word. The word circumscribe is worth 22 points in Scrabble:

C3I1R1C3U1M3S1C3R1I1B3E1

Is circumscribe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word circumscribe is a Scrabble UK word and has 22 points:

C3I1R1C3U1M3S1C3R1I1B3E1

Is circumscribe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word circumscribe is a Words With Friends word. The word circumscribe is worth 28 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4I1R1C4U2M4S1C4R1I1B4E1

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12-letter words (1 found)

CIRCUMSCRIBE,

11-letter words (1 found)

CIRCUMCISER,

10-letter words (1 found)

CIRCUMCISE,

9-letter words (1 found)

CIRCUSIER,

8-letter words (6 found)

CRUISIER,CRUMBERS,CRUMBIER,IMBRICES,MERCURIC,SCRIMURE,

7-letter words (25 found)

BICCIES,BIRSIER,BRISURE,BRUISER,BURIERS,CERIUMS,CIMICES,CIMIERS,CRUISER,CRUISIE,CRUMBER,CUMBERS,CURBERS,CURRIES,ERBIUMS,IMBRUES,IMBURSE,MURICES,MURRIES,RIBIERS,RUBRICS,SCRIBER,SCUMBER,SUBERIC,SUCRIER,

6-letter words (56 found)

BRIERS,BRUISE,BRUMES,BURIER,BURIES,BUSIER,CERCIS,CERCUS,CERIUM,CERRIS,CESIUM,CIMIER,CIRCUS,CIRRUS,CRIERS,CRIMES,CRISIC,CRUCES,CRUISE,CRUMBS,CRUSIE,CUBERS,CUBICS,CUBISM,CUMBER,CUMECS,CURBER,CURERS,CURIES,CURRIE,CURSER,ERBIUM,ERUCIC,IBERIS,IBICES,IMBRUE,IMBUES,MIRIER,MISCUE,MURRES,MURRIS,RECURS,RIBIER,RICERS,RICIER,RIMERS,RIMIER,RUBIER,RUBIES,RUBRIC,SBIRRI,SCRIBE,SURIMI,UMBERS,UMBRES,UREMIC,

5-letter words (91 found)

BERMS,BICES,BIERS,BIRRS,BIRSE,BREIS,BRERS,BRIER,BRIES,BRIMS,BRISE,BRUME,BURRS,BURSE,CECUM,CERCI,CERIC,CIRCS,CIRES,CIRRI,CREMS,CRIBS,CRIER,CRIES,CRIME,CRIMS,CRISE,CRUES,CRUMB,CRUSE,CUBER,CUBES,CUBIC,CUMEC,CURBS,CURER,CURES,CURIE,CURRS,CURSE,CURSI,CUSEC,ECRUS,EMBUS,EMICS,EMIRS,ERICS,ICERS,ICIER,IMBUE,MERCS,MERIS,MESIC,MIRES,MISER,MUCIC,MUIRS,MURES,MURRE,MURRI,MURRS,MUSER,MUSIC,REBUS,RECUR,RIBES,RICER,RICES,RIEMS,RIMER,RIMES,RIMUS,RISER,RUBES,RUERS,RUMES,SCRIM,SCRUB,SCRUM,SEBUM,SERIC,SERUM,SIEUR,SMIRR,SUBER,SUCCI,SUCRE,SURER,UMBER,UMBRE,UREIC,

4-letter words (94 found)

BERM,BICE,BIER,BIRR,BISE,BREI,BRER,BRIE,BRIM,BRIS,BRUS,BUMS,BURR,BURS,CIRE,CREM,CRIB,CRIM,CRIS,CRUE,CRUS,CUBE,CUBS,CUES,CUMS,CURB,CURE,CURR,CURS,ECRU,ECUS,EMIC,EMIR,EMUS,ERIC,ERRS,IBIS,ICER,ICES,IRES,IRIS,IURE,MERC,MERI,MEUS,MIBS,MICE,MICS,MIRE,MIRI,MIRS,MISE,MUIR,MURE,MURR,MUSE,REBS,RECS,REIS,REMS,RIBS,RICE,RIEM,RIME,RIMS,RIMU,RISE,RUBE,RUBS,RUCS,RUER,RUES,RUME,RUMS,RUSE,SCUM,SCUR,SEIR,SEMI,SERR,SICE,SIMI,SIRE,SIRI,SMIR,SMUR,SUER,SUMI,SURE,UMES,URBS,URES,URIC,USER,

3-letter words (58 found)

BES,BIS,BRR,BRU,BUM,BUR,BUS,CIS,CRU,CUB,CUE,CUM,CUR,ECU,EMS,EMU,ERM,ERR,ERS,ICE,IRE,ISM,MES,MEU,MIB,MIC,MIR,MIS,MUS,REB,REC,REI,REM,RES,RIB,RIM,RUB,RUC,RUE,RUM,SEC,SEI,SER,SIB,SIC,SIM,SIR,SRI,SUB,SUE,SUI,SUM,SUR,UME,UMS,URB,URE,USE,

2-letter words (14 found)

BE,BI,EM,ER,ES,IS,ME,MI,MU,RE,SI,UM,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 349 words from circumscribe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of circumscribe

circumscribe

Etymology

From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- +‎ scribe.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɝ.kəm.skɹaɪb/
  • Rhymes: -aɪb

Verb

circumscribe (third-person singular simple present circumscribes, present participle circumscribing, simple past and past participle circumscribed)

  1. To draw a line around; to encircle.
  2. To limit narrowly; to restrict.
  3. (geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.

Related terms

  • circumscribed
  • circumscript
  • circumscription

Translations

Latin

Verb

circumscrībe

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of circumscrībō

Source: wiktionary.org