CYCLOSERINE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CYCLOSERINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYCLOSERINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLOSERINE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLOSERINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cycloserinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYCLOSERINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CYCLOSERINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYCLOSERINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYCLOSERINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A broad-spectrum antibiotic used mainly against tuberculosis.
Doctors reserve cycloserine for cases where first-choice tuberculosis drugs fail, because it can affect the nervous system. It comes from a soil bacterium. Patients on cycloserine are watched closely for mood and sleep changes.
How CYCLOSERINE is used
A medical term found in clinical and pharmacological texts.
- The patient was started on cycloserine after other drugs failed.
- Side effects of cycloserine can include dizziness and confusion.
- Cycloserine is taken together with several other medicines.
- The clinic stocks cycloserine for resistant infections.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYCLOSERINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYCLOSERINE
1 longer words begin with CYCLOSERINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLOSERINE
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Common questions about CYCLOSERINE
- Is CYCLOSERINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYCLOSERINE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYCLOSERINE worth?
- CYCLOSERINE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYCLOSERINE mean?
- A broad-spectrum antibiotic used mainly against tuberculosis.
- What letters can be added to CYCLOSERINE?
- CYCLOSERINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CYCLOSERINE:
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