HETEROCYST is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HETEROCYST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
h4e1t1e1r1o1c3y4s1t1
PlayableHETEROCYST · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept HETEROCYST?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful HETEROCYST is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETEROCYST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heterocystsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HETEROCYST scores
Scrabble h4e1t1e1r1o1c3y4s1t1 18
Words with Friends h3e1t1e1r1o1c4y3s1t1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in HETEROCYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETEROCYST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HETEROCYST
2 longer words begin with HETEROCYST.
Shorter words from the letters in HETEROCYST
shotcrete14 stretchy16 toychest16 trochees13 coshery15 creeshy15 scyther15 eyeshot13 cheeros12 chorees12 coheres12 echoers12 etchers12 hectors12 rechose12 retches12 rochets12 rotches12 stretch12 tochers12 torches12 trochee12 troches12 esotery10 heteros10 hotters10 rosetty10 streety10 syrette10 tethers10 thereto10 tothers10 cotters9 tercets9 rosette7 tetrose7 cheery14 cheesy14 cherty14 chesty14
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Common questions about HETEROCYST
- Is HETEROCYST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETEROCYST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETEROCYST worth?
- HETEROCYST is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HETEROCYST?
- HETEROCYST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HETEROCYST:
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