CYCLIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CYCLIST 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 CYCLIST?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLIST is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cyclistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYCLIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CYCLIST, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What stands out about CYCLIST
- CYCLIST gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CYCLIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who rides a bicycle.
A cyclist may be a daily commuter, a weekend rider or a professional racer. City planning often talks about cyclist safety, bike lanes and the rules that govern sharing the road with cars.
How CYCLIST is used
Cyclist covers any rider of a bicycle, for sport, travel or work.
- A cyclist waited at the red light with a helmet on.
- The cyclist overtook the whole group on the final climb.
- Cars must leave space when passing a cyclist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCLIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCLIST
1 longer words begin with CYCLIST.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLIST
Common questions about CYCLIST
- Is CYCLIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCLIST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCLIST worth?
- CYCLIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCLIST mean?
- A person who rides a bicycle.
- What letters can be added to CYCLIST?
- CYCLIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CYCLIST:
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