CYCLONE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CYCLONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYCLONE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLONE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cyclonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYCLONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CYCLONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does CYCLONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure, often bringing violent storms.
The same kind of storm is named differently across the world: in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific it is a cyclone, while in the Atlantic it is a hurricane. A cyclone grows over warm seas and weakens once it moves inland.
How CYCLONE is used
Cyclone is also used loosely for any violent whirlwind, though meteorologists reserve it for large systems.
- The cyclone made landfall on the coast before dawn.
- Thousands were evacuated ahead of the approaching cyclone.
- A cyclone warning was issued for the northern islands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCLONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCLONE
1 longer words begin with CYCLONE.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLONE
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Common questions about CYCLONE
- Is CYCLONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCLONE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCLONE worth?
- CYCLONE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCLONE mean?
- A large system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure, often bringing violent storms.
- What letters can be added to CYCLONE?
- CYCLONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CYCLONE:
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