CYNICS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CYNICS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYNICS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYNICS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYNICS
No single letter turns CYNICS into another word.
How CYNICS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CYNICS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about CYNICS
- CYNICS 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
What does CYNICS mean in Scrabble?
CYNICS is the plural of CYNIC.
CYNIC(noun) — A person who believes that people act only from self-interest and distrusts sincerity or good motives.
Shorter words from the letters in CYNICS
Common questions about CYNICS
- Is CYNICS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYNICS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYNICS worth?
- CYNICS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CYNICS?
- No single letter can be added to CYNICS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CYNICS:
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