CICHLIDAE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CICHLIDAE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CICHLIDAE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CICHLIDAE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CICHLIDAE
No single letter turns CICHLIDAE into another word.
How CICHLIDAE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CICHLIDAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CICHLIDAE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CICHLIDAE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The family of freshwater fishes that includes cichlids such as angelfish, discus and tilapia.
Cichlidae is the scientific name of a large family found mostly in Africa and South and Central America. Many members of Cichlidae guard their eggs and young, and some carry them in the mouth. Aquarium keepers know the family for its bright colours and lively behaviour.
How CICHLIDAE is used
Used in zoology as the Latin name of the cichlid family.
- Cichlidae is one of the largest families of freshwater fish.
- Lake Malawi is famous for the variety of Cichlidae living there.
- The biologist studied the mouthbrooding habits of Cichlidae.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CICHLIDAE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CICHLIDAE
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Common questions about CICHLIDAE
- Is CICHLIDAE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CICHLIDAE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CICHLIDAE worth?
- CICHLIDAE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CICHLIDAE mean?
- The family of freshwater fishes that includes cichlids such as angelfish, discus and tilapia.
- What letters can be added to CICHLIDAE?
- No single letter can be added to CICHLIDAE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CICHLIDAE:
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