The word cynosure is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • cynosure n. (Usually capitalized) Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
  • cynosure n. (Figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
  • cynosure n. (Figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of…

29 valid words from 3 definitions

AN AS ATTENTION BY CAPITALIZED CENTER DIRECT FIGURATIVELY FOCAL GUIDE GUIDING IS MINOR NAVIGATORS NORTH OBJECT OF OR POINT SERVES SOMETHING STAR THAT THE TO URSA USED USUALLY WHICH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

POLARIS

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

NO NOS OS RE SUR SURE UR URE

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ER NY ON ONY SO SON US

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

CYNOSURES

3 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A EUCARYONS
+G SURGEONCY
+S CYNOSURES

2 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-Y CONURES ROUNCES

Scrabble scoring

  • 13 points.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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