CISTACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CISTACEOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CISTACEOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CISTACEOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CISTACEOUS
No single letter turns CISTACEOUS into another word.
How CISTACEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CISTACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CISTACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CISTACEOUS
- CISTACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- CISTACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CISTACEOUS
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Common questions about CISTACEOUS
- Is CISTACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CISTACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is CISTACEOUS worth?
- CISTACEOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CISTACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CISTACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CISTACEOUS:
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