CIG is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIG is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in CIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does CIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A cigarette, in casual speech.
Cig competes in Britain with a shorter word that is far commoner, which is why this one sounds a little self-conscious there. Australia uses it more freely, and in that country it carries none of the awkwardness it has picked up elsewhere.
How CIG is used
Countable: a cig, two cigs. Informal.
- He went outside for a cig and stayed twenty minutes.
- A packet of cigs costs what a meal used to.
- The word cig is commoner in Australia than in Britain.
- Two cigs left and the shop is shut.
- She gave up cigs and took up complaining.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIG
17 longer words begin with CIG.
Words with CIG inside
10 words contain CIG in the middle. Words that start with CIG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CIG
Common questions about CIG
- Is CIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIG, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIG worth?
- CIG is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIG mean?
- A cigarette, in casual speech.
- What letters can be added to CIG?
- CIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of CIG:
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