Is CICADA a word?
CICADA is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 12 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CICADA is a valid word.
What does cicada mean?
noun: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CICADA: word details
- Pronunciation: suh-KAY-duh (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside cicada
Words you can make from the letters of cicada.
Solve a whole rack, not just CICADA
CICADA is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CICADA mean?
CICADA is a noun. It means: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone.
Is CICADA a valid word?
Yes, CICADA is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.