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Is CYCLOPS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CYCLOPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CYCLOPS mean?

  1. noun

    (Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead

  2. noun

    minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

7

Letters

C (3) + Y (4) + C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 16 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 CYCLOPS

CYCLOPS 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 CYCLOPS

The 46 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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