CIPHERING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CIPHERING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
c3i1p3h4e1r1i1n1g2
PlayableCIPHERING · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CIPHERING?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful CIPHERING is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIPHERING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cipheringsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIPHERING scores
Scrabble c3i1p3h4e1r1i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends c4i1p4h3e1r1i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in CIPHERING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIPHERING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CIPHERING
1 longer words begin with CIPHERING.
Shorter words from the letters in CIPHERING
chirping16 perching16 piercing13 peching15 nephric14 phrenic14 pincher14 riching13 creping12 hircine12 percing12 piecing12 pricing12 heiring11 ceriph13 cipher13 phenic13 rechip13 chigre12 eching12 grinch12 iching12 echini11 enrich11 incher11 nicher11 richen11 hieing10 hinger10 hiring10 nigher10 picine10 pincer10 prince10 cering9 cringe9 pieing9 pinger9 ricing9 riping9
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Common questions about CIPHERING
- Is CIPHERING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIPHERING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIPHERING worth?
- CIPHERING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIPHERING?
- CIPHERING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CIPHERING:
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