CYCASIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CYCASIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYCASIN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCASIN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCASIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cycasinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYCASIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CYCASIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does CYCASIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A toxic sugar-based compound found in the seeds of cycad plants.
Cycasin is a natural poison that has been linked with liver damage and cancer in animals. Traditional foods made from cycad seeds therefore require careful soaking and washing to remove it.
How CYCASIN is used
Cycasin is a technical term in chemistry and toxicology.
- Researchers isolated cycasin from the seeds of the cycad.
- Washing the flour removes most of the cycasin before cooking.
- The study tested how cycasin affects the liver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCASIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCASIN
1 longer words begin with CYCASIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCASIN
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Common questions about CYCASIN
- Is CYCASIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCASIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCASIN worth?
- CYCASIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCASIN mean?
- A toxic sugar-based compound found in the seeds of cycad plants.
- What letters can be added to CYCASIN?
- CYCASIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CYCASIN:
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