“ENCYCLIC” is a valid word. — 17 points Scrabble

cyclean interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
cynicsomeone who is critical of the motives of others
clineAmerican geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
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nicea city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
linea formation of people or things one beside another
licewingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
lienthe right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
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liea statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
icewater frozen in the solid state
yena yearning for something or to do something
linUnited States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
yinthe dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
icydevoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
leiflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
nila quantity of no importance
leya field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
lyea strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
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ina unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
elangular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
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lia soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
enhalf the width of an em
nea colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

ENCYCLIC