CIRCUMPOSITION
22
Definition
noun
- (chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned"Ho and Boothroyd (1979) studied the intraposition of a peg into a hole and the circumposition of a part with a hole onto a peg."
- (linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement"Ardestani has some postpositions: da "in," rd "for," and circumpositions: az.... da "from," pes... da "before," etc."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 14 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 22 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- No
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- No
How many Scrabble points is the word 'CIRCUMPOSITION'?
The word CIRCUMPOSITION is worth 22 points in Scrabble.
C3
I1
R1
C3
U1
M3
P3
O1
S1
I1
T1
I1
O1
N1
Total: 22 points
How many letters is the word 'CIRCUMPOSITION'?
The word CIRCUMPOSITION has 14 letters.
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.