Is CYANOHYDRINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CYANOHYDRINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CYANOHYDRINS mean?
Cyanohydrins is a form of CYANOHYDRIN.
- noun
any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + Y (4) + A (1) + N (1) + O (1) + H (4) + Y (4) + D (2) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 24 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 CYANOHYDRINS
CYANOHYDRINS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CYANOHYDRINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cyanohydrin23
- asynchrony21
- synchrony20
- dyarchy19
- diachrony18
- hyracoids18
- hydronic17
- hyracoid17
- diarchy16
- nonhardy15
- chyrons15
- synchro15
- hydric15
- anodynic14
- hadronic14
- chyron14
- coyish14
- chadors13
- cyanids13
- orchids13
- synodic13
- dryish13
- handsy13
- hydras13
- hydria13
- hydros13
- hyoids13
- sayyid13
- shandy13
- shindy13
- chary13
- chays13
- ochry13
- synch13
- nondairy12
- anchors12
- archons12
- canonry12
- canyons12
- chanson12
- crayons12
- cronish12
- cyanins12
- noncash12
- ranchos12
- syconia12
- chador12
- chadri12
- chards12
- chords12
- cyanid12
- orchid12
- rhodic12
- schrod12
- shanny12
- sharny12
- shinny12
- syndic12
- dashy12
- dishy12
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