CYANIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CYANIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYANIDE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYANIDE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYANIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYANIDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CYANIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does CYANIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An extremely poisonous compound containing the group CN, used in industry and mining.
Cyanide is known as a poison in crime stories, but it is also used to extract gold and silver from ore. As a verb it means to treat something with this compound.
How CYANIDE is used
Cyanide is a serious chemical term and also a familiar word in mystery fiction.
- The mine used cyanide to separate the gold.
- Cyanide is dangerous even in small amounts.
- The detective suspected cyanide in the cup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYANIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYANIDE
2 longer words begin with CYANIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in CYANIDE
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Common questions about CYANIDE
- Is CYANIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYANIDE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYANIDE worth?
- CYANIDE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYANIDE mean?
- An extremely poisonous compound containing the group CN, used in industry and mining.
- What letters can be added to CYANIDE?
- CYANIDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CYANIDE:
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