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Yes. The word cyborg is a Scrabble US word. The word cyborg is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is cyborg a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cyborg is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

CYBORG,

5-letter words (1 found)

CORBY,

4-letter words (10 found)

BOGY,BOYG,BROG,CORY,CROG,GOBY,GORY,GYRO,ORBY,ORGY,

3-letter words (19 found)

BOG,BOR,BOY,BRO,COB,COG,COR,COY,CRY,GOB,GOR,GOY,ORB,ORC,ORG,ROB,ROC,YGO,YOB,

2-letter words (7 found)

BO,BY,GO,OB,OR,OY,YO,

You can make 38 words from cyborg according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cyborg

cyborg

Etymology

Blend of cybernetic +‎ organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/, [ˈsaɪ.bo̞ɹɡ]

Noun

cyborg (plural cyborgs)

  1. (science fiction) A being which is part machine and part organic.
    • 1981, Teri (Pettit at PARC-MAXC), fa.sf-lovers newsgroup, "Re: SF-LOVERS Digest V3 #122", May 15:
      I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything.
    • 1991, Timothy K. Smith, "Manfred Clynes Sees A Pattern in Love -- He's Got the Printouts", The Wall Street Journal, September 24, front page:
      Prof. Clynes is a published poet and author of five books. He coined the word "cyborg". He also coined the word "sentics" to describe a new science entirely of his own devising.
    • 2003, David Simpson, "Are we still tragic?", guardian.co.uk (exclusive from London Review of Books Vol. 25 No. 7, April 3), April 1:
      The cyborg subject, with its pacemakers, drug regimes and artificial limbs, is usually also the first world middle to upper-class economic subject with a conscious incentive to preserve life for as long as possible under the best possible conditions.
  2. A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.

Synonyms

  • bion
  • cybernetic organism
  • cyberman

Related terms

  • borg

Translations

Verb

cyborg (third-person singular simple present cyborgs, present participle cyborging, simple past and past participle cyborged)

  1. (science fiction) To convert (something) into a cyborg.
    Synonym: cyborgize

References

  • Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “cyborg, v.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Further reading

  • cyborg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cyborg.

Noun

cyborg m

  1. cyborg

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cyborg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɨ.bɔrk/
  • Rhymes: -ɨbɔrk
  • Syllabification: cy‧borg

Noun

cyborg m animal

  1. (robotics, science fiction) cyborg (being which is part machine and part organic)
    Hypernym: robot

Declension

Noun

cyborg m pers

  1. (colloquial, figurative) person resistant to prolonged exertion or not feeling emotions, thus resembling a cyborg

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • cyborg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cyborg in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cyborg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaj.borɡ/

Noun

cyborg m (plural cyborgi)

  1. cyborg

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈboɾɡ/ [θiˈβ̞oɾɣ̞]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siˈboɾɡ/ [siˈβ̞oɾɣ̞]
  • Rhymes: -oɾɡ
  • Syllabification: cy‧borg

Noun

cyborg m (plural cyborgs)

  1. cyborg

Source: wiktionary.org