CIDE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIDE 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CIDE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIDE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIDE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about CIDE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of CIDE
The 4 tiles of CIDE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CIDE
9 longer words begin with CIDE.
Words ending in CIDE
Showing 24 of 83 words that end in CIDE. Useful as a back hook: play CIDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CIDE inside
Showing 24 of 175 words that contain CIDE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CIDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CIDE
Common questions about CIDE
- Is CIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CIDE is not in it.
- How many points is CIDE worth?
- CIDE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIDE?
- CIDE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CIDE:
Open CIDE in the Word Finder