CIDES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIDES 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CIDES?
| 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 CIDES is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIDES
No single letter turns CIDES into another word.
How CIDES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CIDES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about CIDES
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 CIDES
The 5 tiles of CIDES in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in CIDES
Showing 24 of 83 words that end in CIDES. Useful as a back hook: play CIDES onto a word already on the board.
Words with CIDES inside
5 words contain CIDES in the middle. Words that start with CIDES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CIDES
Common questions about CIDES
- Is CIDES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CIDES is not in it.
- How many points is CIDES worth?
- CIDES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIDES?
- No single letter can be added to CIDES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CIDES:
Open CIDES in the Word Finder