CYCAD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CYCAD 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 CYCAD?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCAD is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cycadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYCAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CYCAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does CYCAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A palm-like plant with a thick woody trunk and a crown of stiff, feathery leaves, belonging to an ancient group of seed plants distinct from true palms.
A cycad looks similar to a palm tree at first glance, but it belongs to a much older group of plants that produces seeds in cones rather than flowers, more closely related to conifers than to palms. Cycads first appeared long before flowering plants evolved, and fossils show that a cycad-like plant once grew across much of the world during the age of dinosaurs. Today most species survive only in tropical and subtropical regions, and many are now rare or protected because of habitat loss and collection. Gardeners sometimes grow a cycad as an ornamental plant prized for its slow growth and ancient appearance.
How CYCAD is used
A technical term from botany, though also used by gardeners describing this group of plants.
- The botanical garden features a rare cycad said to be over a century old.
- A cycad grows extremely slowly compared to most garden plants.
- Fossil records show a cycad thriving during the age of dinosaurs.
- She planted a small cycad beside the entrance for its striking shape.
- Poachers have threatened several wild cycad populations in the region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCAD
6 longer words begin with CYCAD.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCAD
Common questions about CYCAD
- Is CYCAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCAD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCAD worth?
- CYCAD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCAD mean?
- A palm-like plant with a thick woody trunk and a crown of stiff, feathery leaves, belonging to an ancient group of seed plants distinct from true palms.
- What letters can be added to CYCAD?
- CYCAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CYCAD:
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