CYCLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CYCLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYCLIN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLIN is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYCLIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CYCLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about CYCLIN
- CYCLIN gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CYCLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of a group of proteins that help control when a cell grows and divides.
Cyclins were named because their amount in a cell rises and falls in a regular cycle. They work by switching on partner enzymes, which in turn push the cell from one stage of division to the next. Researchers study cyclin levels because faults in this system are linked to cancer.
How CYCLIN is used
Used in biology and medicine; usually in the plural when several are named.
- Each cyclin appears at a particular stage of the cell cycle.
- The scientists measured how much cyclin the cells made overnight.
- A rise in cyclin tells the cell it is ready to divide.
- Too much cyclin in a tumour can drive the cells to multiply.
- The lecture explained how one cyclin activates its partner enzyme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCLIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCLIN
3 longer words begin with CYCLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLIN
Common questions about CYCLIN
- Is CYCLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCLIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCLIN worth?
- CYCLIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCLIN mean?
- One of a group of proteins that help control when a cell grows and divides.
- What letters can be added to CYCLIN?
- CYCLIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CYCLIN:
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