CYTE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points

It depends on the list you play by. CYTE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept CYTE?

Word power: 37 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CYTE is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CYTE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CYTE scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in CYTE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.

Words starting with CYTE

1 longer words begin with CYTE.

Words ending in CYTE

Showing 24 of 47 words that end in CYTE. Useful as a back hook: play CYTE onto a word already on the board.

Words with CYTE inside

Showing 24 of 45 words that contain CYTE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CYTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in CYTE

Common questions about CYTE

Is CYTE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CYTE is not in it.

How many points is CYTE worth?

CYTE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CYTE?

CYTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.