CIDING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIDING 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CIDING?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIDING is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIDING
No single letter turns CIDING into another word.
How CIDING scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CIDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does CIDING mean in Scrabble?
CIDING is the -ing form (present participle) of CIDE.
Anagrams of CIDING
The 6 tiles of CIDING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CIDING
Common questions about CIDING
- Is CIDING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CIDING is not in it.
- How many points is CIDING worth?
- CIDING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIDING?
- No single letter can be added to CIDING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CIDING:
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