CYPRINID is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CYPRINID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYPRINID?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYPRINID is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYPRINID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cyprinidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYPRINID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYPRINID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYPRINID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYPRINID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A freshwater fish of the carp family, typically soft-finned and toothless in the jaws.
A cyprinid may be as large as a carp or as small as a minnow, since the family covers hundreds of species. Anglers and biologists use the word to group roach, tench, barbel, and goldfish together. Cyprinid can also be used as an adjective for things related to this family.
How CYPRINID is used
Used in zoology and fishing; a cyprinid is any member of the carp family.
- The tench is a cyprinid common in slow, weedy lakes.
- Scientists counted every cyprinid caught in the river survey.
- A goldfish is a cyprinid bred for its bright colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYPRINID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYPRINID
1 longer words begin with CYPRINID.
Shorter words from the letters in CYPRINID
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Common questions about CYPRINID
- Is CYPRINID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYPRINID, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYPRINID worth?
- CYPRINID is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYPRINID mean?
- A freshwater fish of the carp family, typically soft-finned and toothless in the jaws.
- What letters can be added to CYPRINID?
- CYPRINID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYPRINID:
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