CEPHEIDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CEPHEIDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
c3e1p3h4e1i1d2s1
PlayableCEPHEIDS · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CEPHEIDS?
| 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: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.87%
Our own measure of how useful CEPHEIDS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEPHEIDS
No single letter turns CEPHEIDS into another word.
How CEPHEIDS scores
Scrabble c3e1p3h4e1i1d2s1 16
Words with Friends c4e1p4h3e1i1d2s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in CEPHEIDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CEPHEIDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CEPHEIDS
cepheid15 dehisce13 peched14 cheeps13 speech13 chides12 hesped12 phesed12 pished12 pieced11 seiche11 spiced11 pieces10 specie10 deices9 espied9 peised9 cheep12 chips12 pechs12 chide11 eched11 iched11 eches10 iches10 phese10 sheep10 cepes9 deshi9 epics9 heeds9 heids9 hides9 piece9 sepic9 shied9 sidhe9 spice9 cedes8 cedis8
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Common questions about CEPHEIDS
- Is CEPHEIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEPHEIDS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEPHEIDS worth?
- CEPHEIDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CEPHEIDS?
- No single letter can be added to CEPHEIDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CEPHEIDS:
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