CYME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CYME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYME?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYME is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cymesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CYME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does CYME mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A flower cluster with the oldest flower at the top.
A cyme stops growing at the tip once the first flower opens, which is what separates it from the other main kind of cluster. Botanists use that difference to tell whole families apart.
How CYME is used
Countable: a cyme, two cymes.
- A cyme opens from the top downwards.
- The word cyme comes from the Greek for a wave.
- A cyme stops growing once the first flower opens.
- Two cymes on the same plant will be the same age.
- Botanists identify families by whether the cluster is a cyme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYME
3 longer words begin with CYME.
Shorter words from the letters in CYME
Common questions about CYME
- Is CYME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYME worth?
- CYME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYME mean?
- A flower cluster with the oldest flower at the top.
- What letters can be added to CYME?
- CYME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CYME:
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