CYPHER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CYPHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYPHER?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYPHER is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYPHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cyphersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYPHER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CYPHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What stands out about CYPHER
- CYPHER 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 CYPHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A secret way of writing, or the zero symbol, or a person of no importance.
Cypher is an older spelling of cipher that is still common in Britain and in stories of codes and spies. It can mean a coded message, the numeral nought, or someone with no influence at all.
How CYPHER is used
The word cypher is used in codes, mathematics and names of games and software, and is also an older spelling.
- The spy sent the report in a cypher nobody could read.
- He felt like a mere cypher in the large company.
- The detective finally cracked the cypher on the last page.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYPHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CYPHER
The 6 tiles of CYPHER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CYPHER
3 longer words begin with CYPHER.
Shorter words from the letters in CYPHER
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Common questions about CYPHER
- Is CYPHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYPHER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYPHER worth?
- CYPHER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYPHER mean?
- A secret way of writing, or the zero symbol, or a person of no importance.
- What letters can be added to CYPHER?
- CYPHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CYPHER:
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