CYCLUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. CYCLUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CYCLUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYCLUS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYCLUS
No single letter turns CYCLUS into another word.
How CYCLUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CYCLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,313 thousand.
What stands out about CYCLUS
- CYCLUS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CYCLUS
1 longer words begin with CYCLUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CYCLUS
Common questions about CYCLUS
- Is CYCLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CYCLUS is not in it.
- How many points is CYCLUS worth?
- CYCLUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CYCLUS?
- No single letter can be added to CYCLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CYCLUS:
Open CYCLUS in the Word Finder