CISTIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CISTIC 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CISTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CISTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CISTIC
No single letter turns CISTIC into another word.
How CISTIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about CISTIC
- CISTIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CISTIC
Common questions about CISTIC
- Is CISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CISTIC is not in it.
- How many points is CISTIC worth?
- CISTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to CISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CISTIC:
Open CISTIC in the Word Finder