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Is cyan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cyan is a Scrabble US word. The word cyan is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

C3Y4A1N1

Is cyan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cyan is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3Y4A1N1

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Yes. The word cyan is a Words With Friends word. The word cyan is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (2 found)

CANY,CYAN,

3-letter words (4 found)

ANY,CAN,CAY,NAY,

2-letter words (5 found)

AN,AY,NA,NY,YA,

You can make 11 words from cyan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cyan

cyan

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), a shade of blue variously described as similar to cornflower, copper carbonate, and lapis lazuli, Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no), possibly from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “a precious stone; copper; shade of blue”). Compare modern Greek κυανός (kyanós), also used for cyan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌæn/, /ˈsaɪ.ən/, /saɪˈæn/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.ən/, /sʌɪˈæn/
    • (dialectal) IPA(key): [ˈsəjan], [səjˈan]
  • Rhymes: -aɪən, -æn

Noun

cyan (countable and uncountable, plural cyans)

  1. An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

cyan (comparative more cyan, superlative most cyan)

  1. Of the colour cyan.

Derived terms

  • haemocyanin, hemocyanin

Translations

Related terms

  • cyan-
  • cyano-

See also

Further reading

  • cyan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • -ancy, cany

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪjan]

Noun

cyan m inan

  1. (printing) cyan


Declension

Danish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).

Noun

cyan c (singular definite cyanen, not used in plural form)

  1. cyan (colour)

Declension

Derived terms

  • cyanblå

See also

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjɑ̃/

Noun

cyan m (plural cyans)

  1. cyan (vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum)
    Near-synonym: céruléen

See also

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

  • cyaan, cyaa, cyah, cyahn, cyar

Etymology

From English can't.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kjan/

Verb

cyan

  1. cannot

Further reading

  • cyan – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary

Swedish

Adjective

cyan

  1. cyan (colour)
    Synonym: cyanblå

Noun

cyan

  1. cyan (colour)
    Synonym: cyanblå
  2. (colloquial) Almost any chemical compound containing a cyanide group; especially if this compound is in gaseous state.

Synonyms

  • (colour): cyanfärg

Derived terms

  • cyanblå

See also

  • blågrön
  • cyankalium
  • cyanid
  • cyanväte
  • turkos

References

  • cyan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • cyan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • cyan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org