CYCLIZATION is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. CYCLIZATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 30 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYCLIZATION?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLIZATION is to know. It scores 27 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLIZATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cyclizationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYCLIZATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CYCLIZATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYCLIZATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYCLIZATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The forming of a ring in a molecule when two ends of a chain join together.
Cyclization changes a straight chain of atoms into a closed loop, which often alters how the compound behaves. Many sugars exist mainly in ring form after this step. Chemists design reactions to favour or avoid cyclization depending on the product they want.
How CYCLIZATION is used
Used in organic chemistry and biochemistry; the British spelling is cyclisation.
- Heating the compound caused cyclization into a six-membered ring.
- The key step in the synthesis was the cyclization of the open chain.
- Cyclization of glucose gives the ring form found in water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCLIZATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCLIZATION
1 longer words begin with CYCLIZATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLIZATION
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Common questions about CYCLIZATION
- Is CYCLIZATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCLIZATION, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCLIZATION worth?
- CYCLIZATION is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCLIZATION mean?
- The forming of a ring in a molecule when two ends of a chain join together.
- What letters can be added to CYCLIZATION?
- CYCLIZATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CYCLIZATION:
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