ENCYST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ENCYST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCYST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCYST is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCYST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encystsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCYST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ENCYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about ENCYST
- ENCYST gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENCYST mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To enclose or become enclosed in a cyst, a thick protective capsule or sac.
Many single-celled organisms encyst when conditions turn harsh, drawing in and building a tough wall around themselves until water and food return. Some parasites do the same inside the tissues of a host, waiting for a chance to move on. The word is common in biology and medicine, and the noun for the process is encystment.
How ENCYST is used
Technical, used in biology, parasitology and medicine.
- The amoeba will encyst when its pond begins to dry out.
- Larvae of the parasite encyst in the muscle of the host.
- Under stress the cell may encyst and lie dormant for months.
- Scientists watched the organism encyst within minutes of the temperature drop.
- Some worms encyst in damp soil to survive the winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCYST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENCYST
7 longer words begin with ENCYST.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCYST
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Common questions about ENCYST
- Is ENCYST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCYST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCYST worth?
- ENCYST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCYST mean?
- To enclose or become enclosed in a cyst, a thick protective capsule or sac.
- What letters can be added to ENCYST?
- ENCYST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ENCYST:
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