CYPSELA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CYPSELA 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 CYPSELA?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYPSELA is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYPSELA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cypselaeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CYPSELA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CYPSELA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does CYPSELA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A dry, single-seeded fruit that does not split open, formed in plants of the daisy family.
The cypsela is what a dandelion sends off on the wind, with its feathery parachute attached. It looks like a seed, but botanically it is a whole fruit holding one seed inside.
How CYPSELA is used
Cypsela is a precise botanical term, used in plant descriptions of the daisy family.
- Each cypsela of the dandelion carries a tuft of fine hairs.
- The botanist examined a sunflower cypsela under the lens.
- A cypsela is classed as an achene with the calyx fused to it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYPSELA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYPSELA
1 longer words begin with CYPSELA.
Shorter words from the letters in CYPSELA
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Common questions about CYPSELA
- Is CYPSELA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYPSELA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYPSELA worth?
- CYPSELA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYPSELA mean?
- A dry, single-seeded fruit that does not split open, formed in plants of the daisy family.
- What letters can be added to CYPSELA?
- CYPSELA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CYPSELA:
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