CHOLECYST is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 19 points
Yes for Scrabble. CHOLECYST is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3h4o1l1e1c3y4s1t1
PlayableCHOLECYST · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CHOLECYST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.67%
Our own measure of how useful CHOLECYST is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOLECYST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cholecystsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOLECYST scores
Scrabble c3h4o1l1e1c3y4s1t1 19
Words with Friends c4h3o1l2e1c4y3s1t1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHOLECYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHOLECYST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CHOLECYST
cholecysts20 cholecystites23 cholecystitis23 cholecystotomy29 cholecystectomi29 cholecystectomy32 cholecystitides26 cholecystitises25 cholecystokinin29 cholecystostomy30
10 longer words begin with CHOLECYST.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOLECYST
cloches14 thylose13 clothes12 cotyles12 yecchs16 chesty14 chyles14 lyches14 scythe14 cloche13 coches13 cosech13 cycles13 cyclos13 scotch13 ethyls12 hostly12 hoyles12 lythes12 shelty12 cetyls11 clothe11 cloths11 cloyes11 coleys11 costly11 cotyle11 coyest11 loches11 octyls11 helots9 hostel9 hotels9 tholes9 tolsey9 closet8 clotes8 telcos8 yecch15 chyle13
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Common questions about CHOLECYST
- Is CHOLECYST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHOLECYST is not in it.
- How many points is CHOLECYST worth?
- CHOLECYST is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHOLECYST?
- CHOLECYST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHOLECYST:
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