CYTIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CYTIDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYTIDINE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYTIDINE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cytidinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYTIDINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYTIDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYTIDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYTIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A nucleoside formed when the base cytosine is joined to the sugar ribose.
Cytidine is one of the building blocks of RNA, where it pairs with guanine. With one less oxygen atom in its sugar, a close relative is found in DNA.
How CYTIDINE is used
Cytidine appears in biochemistry and genetics texts.
- Cytidine pairs with guanine in the RNA strand.
- The student drew the structure of cytidine on the board.
- A rare enzyme breaks down cytidine in the liver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYTIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYTIDINE
1 longer words begin with CYTIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTIDINE
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Common questions about CYTIDINE
- Is CYTIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYTIDINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYTIDINE worth?
- CYTIDINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYTIDINE mean?
- A nucleoside formed when the base cytosine is joined to the sugar ribose.
- What letters can be added to CYTIDINE?
- CYTIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYTIDINE:
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