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Circuses

c 3i 1r 1c 3u 1s 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Common · plural of circus

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

What does circuses mean?

noun

  1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

    “he ran away from home to join the circus”

  2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

    “the children always love to go to the circus”

  3. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

    “it was so funny it was a circus”

    Synonymscarnival

  4. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

  5. an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

    “they used the elephants to help put up the circus”

  6. a genus of haws comprising the harriers

    Synonymsgenus circus

Definitions shown for circus, the base form of circuses.

Is CIRCUSES 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 CIRCUSES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
c 3i 1r 1c 3u 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
c 4i 1r 1c 4u 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
c 4i 1r 1c 4u 2s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
c 3i 1r 1c 3u 2s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in CIRCUSES

Words that end like CIRCUSES

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

confusesrefusesamusesaccusesvirusesopusescallusescampusescaucusescensuseschorusescitrusescrocusesdiffusesdiscusesreclusesruckusesstatuseswalrusesbemusesbonusesdisusesfetusesfocuses
All words ending in -USES

Circuses: quick answers

Is CIRCUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CIRCUSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CIRCUSES worth?
CIRCUSES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does circuses mean?
circuses is the plural of circus, which means “a travelling company of entertainers”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CIRCUSES?
You can make 135 shorter words from CIRCUSES, such as SUCCISE, CERCIS, CERCUS, CIRCUS. See the full list.