CYCAS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CYCAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYCAS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCAS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCAS
No single letter turns CYCAS into another word.
How CYCAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CYCAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does CYCAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A cycad, a palm-like plant with a stout trunk and a crown of stiff, feathery leaves.
Cycas is the botanical name used for a group of ancient, slow-growing plants that resemble palms but are actually more closely related to conifers, reproducing by cones rather than flowers. Species of cycas have survived largely unchanged for millions of years and are often grown as ornamental plants for their dramatic crown of leaves. Gardeners frequently call the common cultivated cycas the sago palm, though it is not a true palm at all. The plant tolerates poor soil and drought well, which makes cycas popular in warm-climate landscaping.
How CYCAS is used
Used in botany and gardening for this ancient group of cone-bearing plants, popularly known as sago palms.
- A large cycas grew beside the entrance to the botanical garden.
- The nursery sold potted cycas plants for patio decoration.
- Fossils show that cycas relatives once covered much of the earth.
- She watered the cycas sparingly, as it prefers dry soil.
- New fronds unfurl slowly from the crown of the cycas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCAS
3 longer words begin with CYCAS.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCAS
Common questions about CYCAS
- Is CYCAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCAS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCAS worth?
- CYCAS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCAS mean?
- A cycad, a palm-like plant with a stout trunk and a crown of stiff, feathery leaves.
- What letters can be added to CYCAS?
- No single letter can be added to CYCAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CYCAS:
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