CITYWIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CITYWIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CITYWIDE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CITYWIDE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CITYWIDE
No single letter turns CITYWIDE into another word.
How CITYWIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CITYWIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CITYWIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CITYWIDE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Happening or extending throughout every part of a city.
News reports use this word for things that touch the whole urban area at once, such as a strike, a power cut or a new rule. It is handy because it saves listing every district, and citywide is the opposite of a purely local matter.
How CITYWIDE is used
Common in news and municipal language about services, bans and events covering a whole city.
- The mayor announced a citywide ban on fireworks.
- A citywide blackout left every district in the dark.
- Volunteers organised a citywide clean-up for Saturday morning.
- Officials promised a citywide review of bus routes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CITYWIDE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about CITYWIDE
- Is CITYWIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CITYWIDE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CITYWIDE worth?
- CITYWIDE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CITYWIDE mean?
- Happening or extending throughout every part of a city.
- What letters can be added to CITYWIDE?
- No single letter can be added to CITYWIDE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CITYWIDE:
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