CYANOGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CYANOGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYANOGEN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYANOGEN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYANOGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cyanogensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYANOGEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYANOGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYANOGEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYANOGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless, flammable and highly poisonous gas made of carbon and nitrogen.
Cyanogen has a sharp smell reminiscent of almonds and burns with a purple flame. Its name comes from a Greek root for blue, because it takes part in forming blue pigments such as Prussian blue.
How CYANOGEN is used
Cyanogen is a chemistry term, with the formula C2N2.
- The lab handled cyanogen only inside a sealed hood.
- Cyanogen burns with a bright violet flame.
- A leak of cyanogen would be dangerous to breathe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYANOGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYANOGEN
7 longer words begin with CYANOGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CYANOGEN
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Common questions about CYANOGEN
- Is CYANOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYANOGEN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYANOGEN worth?
- CYANOGEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYANOGEN mean?
- A colourless, flammable and highly poisonous gas made of carbon and nitrogen.
- What letters can be added to CYANOGEN?
- CYANOGEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYANOGEN:
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