Is CYTOLYSIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CYTOLYSIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CYTOLYSIS mean?
- noun
pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + Y (4) + T (1) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CYTOLYSIS
CYTOLYSIS 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 CYTOLYSIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- systolic13
- coyly13
- cosily11
- costly11
- octyls11
- cissy10
- cloys10
- cysts10
- lytic10
- octyl10
- city9
- cloy9
- coly9
- cosy9
- coys9
- cyst9
- stoics8
- lossy8
- lysis8
- silty8
- styli8
- sylis8
- coy8
- icy8
- cists7
- clits7
- clots7
- coils7
- colts7
- costs7
- locis7
- lotic7
- scots7
- stoic7
- oily7
- soys7
- syli7
- toys7
- cist6
- clit6
- clot6
- coil6
- cols6
- colt6
- coss6
- cost6
- cots6
- loci6
- locs6
- otic6
- scot6
- sics6
- tics6
- sly6
- soy6
- sty6
- toy6
- lists5
- silos5
- silts5
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