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Center

c 3e 1n 1t 1e 1r 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · adjective · 6 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does center mean?

noun

  1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region

    “it is in the center of town”

    Synonymscentremiddlehearteye

  2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

    “he hit the ball to deep center”

    Synonymscenter fieldcenterfield

  3. a building dedicated to a particular activity

    “they were raising money to build a new center for research”

    Synonymscentre

  4. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

    Synonymscentremidpoint

  5. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”

    Synonymskernelsubstancecorecentreessence

  6. the object upon which interest and attention focuses

    “his stories made him the center of the party”

    Synonymscentrecenter of attentioncentre of attention

verb

  1. center upon

    “Her entire attention centered on her children”

    Synonymsfocus oncenter onrevolve aroundrevolve aboutconcentrate on

  2. direct one's attention on something

    “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”

    Synonymsconcentratefocuscentreporerivet

  3. move into the center

    “That vase in the picture is not centered”

    Synonymscentre

adjective

  1. equally distant from the extremes

    Synonymshalfwaymiddlemidway

  2. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

Is CENTER 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) No

How many points is CENTER worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
c 3e 1n 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
c 4e 1n 2t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
c 4e 1n 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
c 3e 1n 1t 1e 1r 1

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

Words from the letters in CENTER

Anagrams 3

centrerecenttenrec

Hooks for CENTER

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

centers

Words that end like CENTER

Common words that share the ending -ENTER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

entersilentercarpenterdissenterpresenterimplementerrecenter
All words ending in -ENTER

Center: quick answers

Is CENTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CENTER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CENTER worth?
CENTER scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does center mean?
As a noun, center means “an area that is approximately central within some larger region”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CENTER?
You can make 45 shorter words from CENTER, such as CERNE, CTENE, ERECT, TERCE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CENTER?
CENTER rearranges into CENTRE, RECENT, TENREC.