CILIARY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CILIARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CILIARY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CILIARY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CILIARY
No single letter turns CILIARY into another word.
How CILIARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CILIARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does CILIARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Relating to cilia, the tiny hairs on cells, or to the eyelashes and the ciliary body of the eye.
In eye anatomy, the ciliary muscle changes the shape of the lens so that we can focus. In biology generally, ciliary motion describes the beating of microscopic hairs that move fluid or cells.
How CILIARY is used
Used in anatomy and cell biology, as in ciliary muscle or ciliary movement.
- The ciliary muscle tightens when you look at something close.
- Ciliary beating clears mucus from the airways.
- Surgeons examined the ciliary body after the injury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CILIARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CILIARY
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Common questions about CILIARY
- Is CILIARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CILIARY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CILIARY worth?
- CILIARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CILIARY mean?
- Relating to cilia, the tiny hairs on cells, or to the eyelashes and the ciliary body of the eye.
- What letters can be added to CILIARY?
- No single letter can be added to CILIARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CILIARY:
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