CYANOGENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CYANOGENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYANOGENIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYANOGENIC is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYANOGENIC
No single letter turns CYANOGENIC into another word.
How CYANOGENIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CYANOGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYANOGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CYANOGENIC
- CYANOGENIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CYANOGENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Able to release cyanide, especially of a plant whose tissues give off hydrogen cyanide when damaged.
Cassava, bitter almonds and some fruit pits are cyanogenic, which is why they need careful preparation before eating. The danger lies in the chemical reaction that happens when the plant is crushed or chewed.
How CYANOGENIC is used
A scientific term found in botany, toxicology and food safety.
- Raw cassava is cyanogenic and must be processed first.
- The cyanogenic glycosides in the seeds protect the plant from grazers.
- Farmers were warned about the cyanogenic grass in the dry pasture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYANOGENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CYANOGENIC
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Common questions about CYANOGENIC
- Is CYANOGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYANOGENIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYANOGENIC worth?
- CYANOGENIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYANOGENIC mean?
- Able to release cyanide, especially of a plant whose tissues give off hydrogen cyanide when damaged.
- What letters can be added to CYANOGENIC?
- No single letter can be added to CYANOGENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CYANOGENIC:
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