Words Containing NCYS

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing NCYS?

ENCYSTMENTS is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ENCYSTMENT (17), ENCYSTATIONS (17), ENCYSTATION (16).

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All Words Containing NCYS 8 words

How often does NCYS appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 8 words containing NCYS. Most are 11 letters long, they average 15 points and the best is ENCYSTMENTS (18 points).

Total words: 8
Most common length: 11 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 15; out of 18 max
Longest word: ENCYSTATIONS; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 37.5% of words

Most common last letters

s 37.5%
t 25%
d 12.5%

Top vowel pairs

io25%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing NCYS

e ₁n ₁c ₃y ₄s ₁t ₁m ₃e ₁n ₁t ₁s ₁

E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + Y 4 + S 1 + T 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + S 1 = 18 points

Double word: 36 pts
Triple word: 54 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

encystments

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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