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Tricyclic

Q: What does tricyclic mean?

As a noun, tricyclic means “an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain”.

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About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does tricyclic mean?

noun

an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain
Synonymstricyclic antidepressanttricyclic antidepressant drug

Is TRICYCLIC a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is TRICYCLIC worth?

Scrabble

18 pts

t ₁r ₁i ₁c ₃y ₄c ₃l ₁i ₁c ₃

Words With Friends

21 pts

t ₁r ₁i ₁c ₄y ₃c ₄l ₂i ₁c ₄

Wordfeud

21 pts

t ₁r ₁i ₁c ₄y ₄c ₄l ₁i ₁c ₄

NYT Crossplay

19 pts

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Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TRICYCLIC

Best shorter words top 27 of 27

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See all 27 words made from TRICYCLIC

Hooks for TRICYCLIC

Add one letter to the front or back of TRICYCLIC to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tricyclics

Words that end like TRICYCLIC

Common words that share the ending -YCLIC, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -YCLIC

Tricyclic: quick answers

Is TRICYCLIC a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. TRICYCLIC is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.

How many points is TRICYCLIC worth?

TRICYCLIC scores 18 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does tricyclic mean?

As a noun, tricyclic means “an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain”.

What words can you make with the letters in TRICYCLIC?

You can make 27 shorter words from TRICYCLIC, such as CYCLIC, CITRIC, CLITIC, CRITIC. See the full list.