BICYCLICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. BICYCLICAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BICYCLICAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BICYCLICAL is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BICYCLICAL
No single letter turns BICYCLICAL into another word.
How BICYCLICAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BICYCLICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BICYCLICAL needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in BICYCLICAL
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Common questions about BICYCLICAL
- Is BICYCLICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BICYCLICAL is not in it.
- How many points is BICYCLICAL worth?
- BICYCLICAL is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BICYCLICAL?
- No single letter can be added to BICYCLICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BICYCLICAL:
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