Is CYLINDERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CYLINDERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CYLINDERING mean?
Cylindering is a form of CYLINDER.
- noun
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- noun
a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
- noun
a chamber within which piston moves
- noun
a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + Y (4) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 CYLINDERING
CYLINDERING 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 CYLINDERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- indigency16
- decrying15
- cylinder14
- glycerin14
- cindering13
- declining13
- indignly13
- lindying13
- yielding13
- cindery13
- cringey13
- dicliny13
- glycine13
- reclining12
- denying12
- dingily12
- rigidly12
- cidery12
- clergy12
- clingy12
- cringy12
- crying12
- glycin12
- redlining11
- clingier11
- inclined11
- clinged11
- cringed11
- deicing11
- inlying11
- relying11
- dingey11
- drying11
- dyeing11
- edgily11
- nicely11
- cyder11
- decry11
- dicey11
- incliner10
- nidering10
- ceiling10
- clinger10
- cringle10
- dineric10
- innerly10
- ceding10
- dicing10
- direly10
- dynein10
- ridley10
- dingy10
- dying10
- gyred10
- icily10
- ledgy10
- lyric10
- ridgy10
- yince10
- relining9
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