CYSTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CYSTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYSTIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYSTIC 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 CYSTIC
No single letter turns CYSTIC into another word.
How CYSTIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CYSTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about CYSTIC
- CYSTIC gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- CYSTIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CYSTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a cyst, or marked by the presence of cysts.
In medicine cystic describes tissue or growths that contain fluid-filled sacs, and it can also point to the gall bladder or urinary bladder. It turns up in names of conditions such as cystic fibrosis, where it refers to the cyst-like scarring found in affected organs. Biologists also use it for a parasite that is enclosed in a protective capsule at some stage of its life.
How CYSTIC is used
Mostly medical and biological writing; the condition names are the best-known use.
- The scan showed a cystic mass on the left ovary.
- Cystic acne can leave deep scars if it is not treated.
- The parasite reaches its cystic stage inside the host.
- Her doctor described the lump as cystic rather than solid.
- Researchers study the cystic changes that appear in the tissue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYSTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYSTIC
6 longer words begin with CYSTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CYSTIC
Common questions about CYSTIC
- Is CYSTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYSTIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYSTIC worth?
- CYSTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYSTIC mean?
- Relating to a cyst, or marked by the presence of cysts.
- What letters can be added to CYSTIC?
- No single letter can be added to CYSTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CYSTIC:
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