CYCLIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. CYCLIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYCLIZE?
| 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: 66 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLIZE is to know. It scores 23 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYCLIZE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CYCLIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,527 thousand.
What does CYCLIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To form a ring, or to make a molecule close into a ring.
To cyclize a chain, a chemist makes its two ends bond to each other. Many natural products and drugs are produced by exactly this step.
How CYCLIZE is used
Cyclize can be used with an object or alone, as in the chain will cyclize on heating.
- The open chain will cyclize when heated with acid.
- Chemists tried to cyclize the molecule in a single step.
- This enzyme helps the peptide cyclize quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCLIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCLIZE
2 longer words begin with CYCLIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLIZE
Common questions about CYCLIZE
- Is CYCLIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCLIZE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCLIZE worth?
- CYCLIZE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCLIZE mean?
- To form a ring, or to make a molecule close into a ring.
- What letters can be added to CYCLIZE?
- CYCLIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CYCLIZE:
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