CYCLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CYCLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYCLIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLIC is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLIC
Front hooks — 1
acyclicBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CYCLIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CYCLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CYCLIC needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about CYCLIC
- CYCLIC gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- CYCLIC 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 CYCLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Happening in cycles or repeating in a regular pattern.
Cyclic patterns come back around, such as seasons, tides or business booms and busts. In mathematics and chemistry, the word also describes things arranged in a closed loop or ring.
How CYCLIC is used
Cyclic is common in science, economics and mathematics.
- The industry is cyclic, with good years and lean ones.
- Benzene is a cyclic compound with a ring of carbon atoms.
- The cyclic order of the days never changes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCLIC
10 longer words begin with CYCLIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLIC
Common questions about CYCLIC
- Is CYCLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCLIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCLIC worth?
- CYCLIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCLIC mean?
- Happening in cycles or repeating in a regular pattern.
- What letters can be added to CYCLIC?
- CYCLIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CYCLIC:
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