CYSTICERCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CYSTICERCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYSTICERCUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYSTICERCUS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYSTICERCUS
No single letter turns CYSTICERCUS into another word.
How CYSTICERCUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CYSTICERCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CYSTICERCUS needs 1 blank tile.
What does CYSTICERCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologymedical
The larval stage of a tapeworm, in which the young worm is enclosed in a small fluid-filled bladder.
A cysticercus forms inside the muscles or organs of an intermediate host such as a pig or cow. People can become infected by eating undercooked meat that contains these cysts, which is why meat inspection looks for them.
How CYSTICERCUS is used
Used in parasitology, veterinary science and medicine.
- The inspector found a cysticercus in the pork muscle.
- Each cysticercus can develop into an adult tapeworm in the human gut.
- A cysticercus lodged in the brain may cause seizures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYSTICERCUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CYSTICERCUS
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Common questions about CYSTICERCUS
- Is CYSTICERCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYSTICERCUS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYSTICERCUS worth?
- CYSTICERCUS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYSTICERCUS mean?
- The larval stage of a tapeworm, in which the young worm is enclosed in a small fluid-filled bladder.
- What letters can be added to CYSTICERCUS?
- No single letter can be added to CYSTICERCUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CYSTICERCUS:
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