cestrum
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
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- Letters
- 7
Definition of cestrum
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
-
Any of genus Cestrum
“He had identified a cestrum, a malpighia, and a climbing vine he suspected was a cissus when Dorrie and Gerry came across the terrace and pulled up deck chairs on either side of him.”
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Etymology
From Latinized form of Ancient Greek κέστρον (késtron, “betony”).
Words you can make from cestrum
128 playable · top: RECTUMS (11 pts)
Best play rectums 11 points6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
28 words- MERCS 9 pts
- SCRUM 9 pts
- CERTS 7 pts
- CREST 7 pts
- CRUET 7 pts
- CRUSE 7 pts
- CRUST 7 pts
- CURES 7 pts
- CURET 7 pts
- CURSE 7 pts
- CURST 7 pts
- CUTER 7 pts
- CUTES 7 pts
- ECRUS 7 pts
- ERUCT 7 pts
- MURES 7 pts
- MUSER 7 pts
- MUTER 7 pts
- MUTES 7 pts
- RECUT 7 pts
- SCUTE 7 pts
- SERUM 7 pts
- STRUM 7 pts
- SUCRE 7 pts
- TERMS 7 pts
- TREMS 7 pts
- TRUCE 7 pts
- TRUES 5 pts
4-letter words
45 words- CUMS 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- SCUM 8 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CRUS 6 pts
- CUES 6 pts
- CURE 6 pts
- CURS 6 pts
- CURT 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- CUTS 6 pts
- ECRU 6 pts
- ECUS 6 pts
- EMUS 6 pts
- MURE 6 pts
- MUSE 6 pts
- MUST 6 pts
- MUTE 6 pts
- MUTS 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- RUMS 6 pts
- SCUT 6 pts
- SECT 6 pts
- SMUT 6 pts
- STEM 6 pts
- STUM 6 pts
- TECS 6 pts
- TERM 6 pts
- TREM 6 pts
- TUMS 6 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RUES 4 pts
- RUSE 4 pts
- RUST 4 pts
- RUTS 4 pts
- SUER 4 pts
- SUET 4 pts
- SURE 4 pts
- TRES 4 pts
- TRUE 4 pts
- USER 4 pts
- UTES 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- CUM 7 pts
- CRU 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- CUR 5 pts
- CUT 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MUS 5 pts
- MUT 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- RUM 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- SUM 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TUM 5 pts
- UMS 5 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- USE 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
- UTS 3 pts
2-letter words
11 wordsFind your best play with cestrum
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