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Cairn

c 3a 1i 1r 1n 1

About 1 syllable

noun · 5 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does cairn mean?

noun

  1. a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

  2. small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland

    Synonymscairn terrier

Is CAIRN a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

CAIRN is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is CAIRN worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
c 3a 1i 1r 1n 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
c 4a 1i 1r 1n 2

Wordfeud

8 pts
c 4a 1i 1r 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
c 3a 1i 1r 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CAIRN

Anagrams 1

naric

Hooks for CAIRN

Add one letter to the front or back of CAIRN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

cairnscairny

Cairn: quick answers

Is CAIRN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CAIRN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CAIRN worth?
CAIRN scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cairn mean?
As a noun, cairn means “a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CAIRN?
You can make 22 shorter words from CAIRN, such as CAIN, CARN, CRAN, NARC. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CAIRN?
CAIRN rearranges into NARIC.