CYCLISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. CYCLISES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CYCLISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLISES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLISES
No single letter turns CYCLISES into another word.
How CYCLISES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYCLISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYCLISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYCLISES mean in Scrabble?
CYCLISES is the present-tense form of CYCLISE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLISES
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Common questions about CYCLISES
- Is CYCLISES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCLISES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCLISES worth?
- CYCLISES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CYCLISES?
- No single letter can be added to CYCLISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYCLISES:
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