CIPHONY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CIPHONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIPHONY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIPHONY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIPHONY
No single letter turns CIPHONY into another word.
How CIPHONY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CIPHONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does CIPHONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The use of encryption to scramble telephone and voice communications so they cannot be understood if intercepted.
Ciphony is a blend of cipher and telephony, and it belongs mainly to military and government communications. The aim is to keep a spoken conversation secret on a line anyone might tap. It appears in security manuals more than in conversation.
How CIPHONY is used
Found in defence and telecommunications writing, where ciphony equipment protects voice links.
- The embassy installed new ciphony equipment on its phone lines.
- Ciphony prevented the rival agency from listening to the call.
- Officers were trained in the use of ciphony before the exercise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIPHONY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CIPHONY
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Common questions about CIPHONY
- Is CIPHONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIPHONY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIPHONY worth?
- CIPHONY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIPHONY mean?
- The use of encryption to scramble telephone and voice communications so they cannot be understood if intercepted.
- What letters can be added to CIPHONY?
- No single letter can be added to CIPHONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CIPHONY:
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