cylindrical
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 11
/sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/(US)
Definition of cylindrical
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
-
Shaped like a cylinder.
“Where rectangular storage containers make a mess of mismatched lids and sometimes unstackable shapes, the ordinary cylindrical deli cups used for food delivery are far superior.”
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adj
-
Shaped like a cylinder.
“Where rectangular storage containers make a mess of mismatched lids and sometimes unstackable shapes, the ordinary cylindrical deli cups used for food delivery are far superior.”
- Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.
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Etymology
From Latin cylindricus + -al. By surface analysis, cylinder + -ical.
Words you can make from cylindrical
200+ playable · top: CYLINDRIC (17 pts)
Best play cylindric 17 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
59 words- CYCAD 13 pts
- CYNIC 12 pts
- ACIDY 11 pts
- CANDY 11 pts
- YCLAD 11 pts
- CARNY 10 pts
- CLARY 10 pts
- ICILY 10 pts
- LYCRA 10 pts
- LYRIC 10 pts
- CIRCA 9 pts
- DAILY 9 pts
- DAIRY 9 pts
- DALLY 9 pts
- DIARY 9 pts
- DILLY 9 pts
- DRILY 9 pts
- IDYLL 9 pts
- LARDY 9 pts
- LINDY 9 pts
- LYARD 9 pts
- RANDY 9 pts
- RINDY 9 pts
- YAIRD 9 pts
- ACRID 8 pts
- ALCID 8 pts
- CAIRD 8 pts
- CANID 8 pts
- CNIDA 8 pts
- DARIC 8 pts
- INLAY 8 pts
- LAIRY 8 pts
- LAYIN 8 pts
- NICAD 8 pts
- RAINY 8 pts
- RALLY 8 pts
- RIYAL 8 pts
- ACINI 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CILIA 7 pts
- ILIAC 7 pts
- LILAC 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- RICIN 7 pts
- DINAR 6 pts
- DRAIL 6 pts
- DRAIN 6 pts
- DRILL 6 pts
- ILIAD 6 pts
- INDRI 6 pts
- LAIRD 6 pts
- LIARD 6 pts
- LIDAR 6 pts
- NADIR 6 pts
- NIDAL 6 pts
- RADII 6 pts
- RANID 6 pts
- ILIAL 5 pts
4-letter words
70 words- ACYL 9 pts
- CLAY 9 pts
- CYAN 9 pts
- LACY 9 pts
- RACY 9 pts
- DRAY 8 pts
- IDLY 8 pts
- IDYL 8 pts
- LADY 8 pts
- RYND 8 pts
- YALD 8 pts
- YARD 8 pts
- YIRD 8 pts
- ACID 7 pts
- AIRY 7 pts
- ALLY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- AYIN 7 pts
- CADI 7 pts
- CAID 7 pts
- CARD 7 pts
- CLAD 7 pts
- ILLY 7 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LILY 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- NARY 7 pts
- YARN 7 pts
- YILL 7 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CALL 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- ARID 5 pts
- DARN 5 pts
- DIAL 5 pts
- DILL 5 pts
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- LAID 5 pts
- LAND 5 pts
- LARD 5 pts
- NARD 5 pts
- NIDI 5 pts
- RAID 5 pts
- RAND 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LARN 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RILL 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- CAY 8 pts
- CRY 8 pts
- ICY 8 pts
- DAY 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- CAD 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- AID 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LID 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
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