Unscramble cilia

Unscramble CILIA and you have 11 words, CILIA itself among them: it scores 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 7 points: ILIAC. LAIC is the best of the shorter words, at 6 points. The 5 letters split into 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From cilia

Words from CILIA by length: 2 with 5 letters, 2 with 4, 3 with 3 and 4 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with cilia

The 5-letter words in CILIA are 2: CILIA itself and 1 anagram, ILIAC. Each scores 7 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with cilia

The best of the 4-letter words made with CILIA letters is LAIC, 6 points; ILIA on 4 follows.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with cilia

CAL and LAC share the top score of 5 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CILIA.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with cilia

Every one of the 4 2-letter words from CILIA scores 2.

Neighbor Words of CILIA

These 6 words have the length of CILIA, with one letter different:

I M gives CLAIM · words from claim
I L gives LILAC · unscramble lilac
A E gives CEILI · words from ceili
I N gives LINAC · words from linac
I V gives CAVIL · unscramble cavil
I X gives CALIX · words from calix

More 5-letter words: starting with CI · ending in IA · all 5-letter words

Definitions for the Top CILIA Plays

The meaning of CILIA, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

CILIA 7 · 9: a short, hairlike projection
ILIAC 7 · 9: pertaining to the ilium
LAIC 6 · 8: a layman
CAL 5 · 7: a calorie
LAC 5 · 7: a resinous substance secreted by certain insects
ILIA 4 · 5: a bone of the pelvis
AIL 3 · 4: to cause pain or discomfort to
AI 2 · 2: a three-toed sloth

Is CILIA Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes. CILIA is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

Game	Scrabble US	Scrabble UK	Words With Friends*
CILIA itself	Yes	Yes	Yes
Answers accepted (of 11)	11	11	10

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Words With Friends* skips 1 of them: CAL.

Add a Letter to CILIA

Each word below uses all the letters of CILIA and one more.

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