CYTES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CYTES 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CYTES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYTES is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTES
No single letter turns CYTES into another word.
How CYTES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CYTES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
Words ending in CYTES
Showing 24 of 45 words that end in CYTES. Useful as a back hook: play CYTES onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTES
Common questions about CYTES
- Is CYTES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CYTES is not in it.
- How many points is CYTES worth?
- CYTES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CYTES?
- No single letter can be added to CYTES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CYTES:
Open CYTES in the Word Finder