SAECULUM
12
Definition
noun
- (historical, Roman) A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population:"Because new ages are retrodictive as well as prospective, Augustus had his hierarchs discover (post hoc) that his were the fifth Secular Games since the founding of Rome, and that a saeculum was historically a period of 110 years."
- (historical, Roman) A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population:"According to legend, the gods had allotted a certain number of saecula to every people or civilization; the Etruscans, for example, had been given ten saecula."
- (historical, Roman) A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population:"At the time of the reign of emperor Augustus, the Romans decided that a saeculum was 110 years."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 8 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 12 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 'SAECULUM'?
The word SAECULUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble.
S1
A1
E1
C3
U1
L1
U1
M3
Total: 12 points
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.