Is ANTICYCLONE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTICYCLONE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTICYCLONE mean?
- noun
(meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + Y (4) + C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ANTICYCLONE
Single letters that turn ANTICYCLONE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ANTICYCLONE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cotenancy16
- cyclonite16
- acetylic15
- calycine15
- cyanotic15
- anciently14
- connately14
- cyclone14
- cynical14
- cecity13
- cicely13
- cyanic13
- cyclin13
- acetonic12
- canticle12
- lactonic12
- acolyte12
- acyloin12
- anticly12
- cannily12
- cyanine12
- cyanite12
- latency12
- lyncean12
- tenancy12
- cycle12
- cyclo12
- cynic12
- octennial11
- innately11
- calcine11
- calcite11
- canonic11
- cocaine11
- coeliac11
- coenact11
- conceal11
- conceit11
- concent11
- conical11
- connect11
- laconic11
- oceanic11
- acetyl11
- canyon11
- cyanin11
- incony11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- enaction10
- anolyte10
- inanely10
- accent10
- acetic10
- calico10
- cancel10
- cantic10
- celiac10
- cicale10
- clonic10
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