CITE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CITE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CITE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CITE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CITE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about CITE
- The same 4 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 CITE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To quote or refer to something, such as a book, author or example, as evidence or support for a statement.
Writers and speakers cite a source when they mention it to back up an argument, give credit to the original author, or provide an example, and courts cite people when officially summoning them to appear. The common thread is pointing to something specific as proof, support or reference.
How CITE is used
Common in academic, legal and everyday English wherever a source or example needs to be named.
- The essay failed to cite any of its sources properly.
- She was able to cite three studies supporting her argument.
- The court moved to cite the witness for contempt.
- He liked to cite old proverbs whenever he gave advice.
- Students must cite every quotation used in the report.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CITE
The 4 tiles of CITE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CITE
7 longer words begin with CITE.
Words ending in CITE
Showing 24 of 34 words that end in CITE. Useful as a back hook: play CITE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CITE inside
Showing 24 of 75 words that contain CITE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CITE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CITE
Common questions about CITE
- Is CITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CITE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CITE worth?
- CITE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CITE mean?
- To quote or refer to something, such as a book, author or example, as evidence or support for a statement.
- What letters can be added to CITE?
- CITE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CITE:
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