CYNODONT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CYNODONT 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 CYNODONT?
| 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 CYNODONT is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYNODONT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cynodontsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYNODONT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYNODONT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYNODONT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYNODONT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A member of a group of extinct, meat-eating, mammal-like reptiles from the late Permian and Triassic periods.
Cynodonts are important because their descendants include the first true mammals. The name means dog tooth, a nod to their varied, specialised teeth.
How CYNODONT is used
Cynodont is used in palaeontology when discussing the origin of mammals.
- Fossils of a small cynodont were found in the rock.
- The cynodont had teeth of several different shapes.
- Scientists link each cynodont to the rise of mammals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYNODONT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYNODONT
1 longer words begin with CYNODONT.
Shorter words from the letters in CYNODONT
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Common questions about CYNODONT
- Is CYNODONT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYNODONT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYNODONT worth?
- CYNODONT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYNODONT mean?
- A member of a group of extinct, meat-eating, mammal-like reptiles from the late Permian and Triassic periods.
- What letters can be added to CYNODONT?
- CYNODONT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYNODONT:
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