ACAROID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACAROID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACAROID?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACAROID is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACAROID
No single letter turns ACAROID into another word.
How ACAROID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACAROID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does ACAROID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Resembling a mite or an acarid in shape.
Acaroid is a zoological descriptor built from the Greek word for a mite. As a noun it also names a resin from Australian grass trees, which was used in varnishes.
How ACAROID is used
It is a rare technical word of biology and, as a noun, of materials.
- The specimen had an acaroid body with short legs.
- He described the larva as acaroid in outline.
- Acaroid resin was once an ingredient in varnish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACAROID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ACAROID
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Common questions about ACAROID
- Is ACAROID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACAROID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACAROID worth?
- ACAROID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACAROID mean?
- Resembling a mite or an acarid in shape.
- What letters can be added to ACAROID?
- No single letter can be added to ACAROID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACAROID:
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