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Is cranium a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cranium is a Scrabble US word. The word cranium is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is cranium a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cranium is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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7-letter words (2 found)

CRANIUM,CUMARIN,

6-letter words (5 found)

ANURIC,ARCMIN,CRINUM,RUMINA,URANIC,

5-letter words (23 found)

AMNIC,AURIC,CAIRN,CAURI,CIMAR,CUMIN,CURIA,INARM,INCUR,MANIC,MAURI,MICRA,MINAR,MUCIN,NAIRU,NARIC,RAMIN,RUNIC,UMIAC,UNARM,UNCIA,UNICA,URMAN,

4-letter words (36 found)

AIRN,AMIN,AMIR,ARUM,CAIN,CAMI,CARN,CAUM,CRAM,CRAN,CRIA,CRIM,CURN,MAIN,MAIR,MANI,MARC,MAUN,MICA,MINA,MUIR,MUNI,MURA,NAMU,NARC,RAIN,RAMI,RANI,RAUN,RIMA,RIMU,RUIN,UMRA,UNAI,UNCI,URIC,

3-letter words (35 found)

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2-letter words (13 found)

AI,AM,AN,AR,IN,MA,MI,MU,NA,NU,UM,UN,UR,

You can make 114 words from cranium according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cranium

cranium

Etymology

From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: krā'nē-əm, IPA(key): /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əm/
  • Rhymes: -eɪniəm

Noun

cranium (plural craniums or crania)

  1. (anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
    Synonyms: braincase, neurocranium
    Hyponyms: calvarium, ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid
  2. (anthropology, informal) The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
  3. (informal) Synonym of skull.

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Translations

References

  • “cranium”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “cranium”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • Murcian, cumarin

Latin

Etymology

Earliest attestation c. 1190, from Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “upper part of the head, skull”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkraː.ni.um/, [ˈkräːniʊ̃ˑ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkra.ni.um/, [ˈkräːnium]

Noun

crānium n (genitive crāniī or crānī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. (anatomy) skull
    Synonyms: calvāria, calva, testa

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

  • crāniālis

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Source: wiktionary.org