CIPHER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CIPHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIPHER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIPHER is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIPHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ciphersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIPHER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CIPHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about CIPHER
- The same 6 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
What does CIPHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A system of secret writing in which letters or symbols stand in for others, or a message written this way.
Spies, soldiers and puzzle-makers have used ciphers for centuries, from a simple shift of the alphabet to complex machines. The word came into English from Arabic and originally meant zero, which is why it can still name the figure 0 or, figuratively, a person of no importance. As a verb it means to write in code or, in older usage, to do arithmetic.
How CIPHER is used
Common in writing on codes and security; the spelling cypher is a variant.
- The general sent his orders in a cipher no enemy could read.
- She spent the evening trying to break the cipher.
- The letter ended with a short cipher and a date.
- To the cruel manager, the new clerk was a mere cipher.
- He learned a cipher that moved every letter three places.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIPHER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CIPHER
The 6 tiles of CIPHER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CIPHER
8 longer words begin with CIPHER.
Shorter words from the letters in CIPHER
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Common questions about CIPHER
- Is CIPHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIPHER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIPHER worth?
- CIPHER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIPHER mean?
- A system of secret writing in which letters or symbols stand in for others, or a message written this way.
- What letters can be added to CIPHER?
- CIPHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CIPHER:
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