CYLINDER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CYLINDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYLINDER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYLINDER is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYLINDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cylindersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYLINDER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYLINDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYLINDER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CYLINDER
- All 8 letters of CYLINDER are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CYLINDER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A solid or hollow shape with straight parallel sides and a circular cross section.
Engine makers speak of a cylinder as the chamber in which a piston moves, and a car may have four or six of them. Gas also comes in a steel cylinder, and in geometry the volume follows a simple formula.
How CYLINDER is used
Cylinder is used in geometry, engines, gas storage and printing machines.
- A can of soup is shaped like a cylinder.
- The engine has six cylinders and runs smoothly.
- A heavy gas cylinder stood in the corner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYLINDER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYLINDER
3 longer words begin with CYLINDER.
Shorter words from the letters in CYLINDER
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Common questions about CYLINDER
- Is CYLINDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYLINDER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYLINDER worth?
- CYLINDER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYLINDER mean?
- A solid or hollow shape with straight parallel sides and a circular cross section.
- What letters can be added to CYLINDER?
- CYLINDER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYLINDER:
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