DICYCLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DICYCLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICYCLIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICYCLIC is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICYCLIC
No single letter turns DICYCLIC into another word.
How DICYCLIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DICYCLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DICYCLIC needs 1 blank tile.
What does DICYCLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having two rings, whorls or cycles.
Dicyclic is a technical word whose exact sense depends on the science: in chemistry it means two rings, in botany two whorls of floral parts. It is almost never met outside textbooks.
How DICYCLIC is used
Dicyclic is used in chemistry, botany and zoology.
- The molecule is dicyclic.
- A dicyclic flower has its petals in two whorls.
- The crinoid has a dicyclic base.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICYCLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DICYCLIC
Common questions about DICYCLIC
- Is DICYCLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICYCLIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICYCLIC worth?
- DICYCLIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICYCLIC mean?
- Having two rings, whorls or cycles.
- What letters can be added to DICYCLIC?
- No single letter can be added to DICYCLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DICYCLIC:
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