Is CYANIDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CYANIDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CYANIDE mean?
- noun
any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
- noun
an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + Y (4) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) = 13 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 CYANIDE
Single letters that turn CYANIDE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Words you can make from CYANIDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cyanid12
- dancey12
- acidy11
- candy11
- decay11
- dicey11
- yince10
- cnidae9
- decani9
- cyan9
- acned8
- caned8
- canid8
- cnida8
- dance8
- decan8
- nicad8
- deny8
- dyne8
- cay8
- icy8
- aced7
- acid7
- ayin7
- cade7
- cadi7
- caid7
- cedi7
- dace7
- dice7
- iced7
- yean7
- day7
- dey7
- dye7
- acne6
- cain6
- cane6
- cine6
- nice6
- any6
- aye6
- cad6
- nay6
- yea6
- yen6
- yin6
- aide5
- dean5
- deni5
- dine5
- idea5
- nide5
- ace5
- can5
- ice5
- ay5
- ya5
- ye5
- aid4
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