CAPSID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAPSID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAPSID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPSID is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPSID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
capsidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAPSID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAPSID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does CAPSID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The protein shell that encloses and protects the genetic material of a virus.
A capsid is built from many repeating protein units, and their regular arrangement gives viruses shapes such as spheres with twenty flat faces or long helical rods. Inside it sits the virus's DNA or RNA, and some viruses wrap a further fatty envelope around the capsid. Biologists study the capsid because it controls how a virus attaches to cells, and many vaccines are aimed at it.
How CAPSID is used
A term from virology; used in textbooks and research papers.
- The capsid protects the viral genome until it reaches a host cell.
- Electron microscopy revealed a capsid shaped like a twenty-sided crystal.
- Antibodies bind to proteins on the surface of the capsid.
- A damaged capsid leaves the virus unable to infect.
- The researchers mapped every protein unit of the capsid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAPSID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAPSID
2 longer words begin with CAPSID.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPSID
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Common questions about CAPSID
- Is CAPSID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPSID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPSID worth?
- CAPSID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAPSID mean?
- The protein shell that encloses and protects the genetic material of a virus.
- What letters can be added to CAPSID?
- CAPSID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAPSID:
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