Yes. MYC is a valid word.
MYC is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
MYC is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About MYC
MYC is a family of genes that help control how cells grow and divide, a word from biology and cancer research; its plural is MYCS. It has no A, E, I, O or U, and its M, Y and C are worth 10 points together. It is a word most players have never seen, which is why it wins challenges.
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MYC scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: M 3 + Y 4 + C 3 = 10. On a double-word square that's 20, on a triple-word 30, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: MYC as the first play
Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and MYC is worth 18 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After MYC (1):
- MYCSform of MYC: a gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from MYC
Other forms of MYC (1):
- MYCSform of MYC: a gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell
Words that start with MYC:
- MYCELE
- MYCELES
- MYCELIAform of MYCELIUM: the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
- MYCOSESform of MYCOSIS: an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
- MYCOSISan inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
- MYCOTIC
- MYCELIALform of MYCELIUM: the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
- MYCELIANform of MYCELIUM: the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
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Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters M, Y and C.
Memory tip
MYC is a gene that helps control cell growth, a biology word.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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