ACYCLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ACYCLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACYCLIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACYCLIC is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACYCLIC
No single letter turns ACYCLIC into another word.
How ACYCLIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACYCLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ACYCLIC needs 1 blank tile.
What does ACYCLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Not forming a cycle or closed ring.
In chemistry an acyclic molecule has an open chain of atoms, and in graph theory an acyclic graph has no path that returns to its start. Botanists also use acyclic for flowers whose parts spiral instead of sitting in rings.
How ACYCLIC is used
A technical word in chemistry, mathematics and botany.
- Hexane is an acyclic hydrocarbon.
- A tree is an acyclic graph with no loops.
- The flower has an acyclic arrangement of petals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACYCLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ACYCLIC
Common questions about ACYCLIC
- Is ACYCLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACYCLIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACYCLIC worth?
- ACYCLIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACYCLIC mean?
- Not forming a cycle or closed ring.
- What letters can be added to ACYCLIC?
- No single letter can be added to ACYCLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACYCLIC:
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