Cilia

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Cilia

noun

Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.

Anagrams of Cilia

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "cilia":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cilia" and rearranging:

+ssialic silica

Related Word Patterns

CI...Words starting with "ci"...IAWords ending with "ia"All 5-letter words Unscramble "cilia"

Letter Values

c3

i1

l1

i1

a1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Cilia

abasia abelia aboulia abrachia abrosia abulia acacia academia acapnia accidia acedia acequia

Related 5-Letter Words

cabal cabby caber cabin cable cabob cacao cacas cache cacti caddy cades cadet cadge cadgy

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Cilia"

Cilia is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "cilia" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Cilia" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cilia" is a low-scoring word.