CILIA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CILIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CILIA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CILIA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CILIA
No single letter turns CILIA into another word.
How CILIA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CILIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
Anagrams of CILIA
The 5 tiles of CILIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CILIA
7 longer words begin with CILIA.
Words ending in CILIA
1 words end in CILIA. Useful as a back hook: play CILIA onto a word already on the board.
Words with CILIA inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain CILIA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CILIA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CILIA
Common questions about CILIA
- Is CILIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CILIA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CILIA worth?
- CILIA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CILIA?
- No single letter can be added to CILIA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CILIA:
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