ALCID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALCID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALCID?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALCID is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALCID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alcidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALCID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALCID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does ALCID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A bird of the auk family, Alcidae, such as a puffin, murre, or guillemot.
Alcid is the everyday short form of the taxonomic family name Alcidae, and ornithologists use it as a convenient label for any member of that group. Alcids are diving seabirds of the Northern Hemisphere, built with short wings that work almost like flippers underwater. Puffins, murres, guillemots, and razorbills are all classed as alcids, even though they look quite different from one another. The word lets writers talk about the whole family without listing every species by name.
How ALCID is used
Technical; used in ornithology and nature writing rather than casual conversation.
- A puffin is probably the best-known alcid to most people.
- The cliffs were crowded with nesting alcids diving for fish below.
- Researchers tagged several alcid species to track their winter migration.
- Unlike most alcids, the razorbill has a distinctively thick, blade-like bill.
- The field guide grouped every alcid together in a single chapter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALCID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALCID
The 5 tiles of ALCID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALCID
2 longer words begin with ALCID.
Words ending in ALCID
1 words end in ALCID. Useful as a back hook: play ALCID onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALCID inside
1 words contain ALCID in the middle. Words that start with ALCID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALCID
Common questions about ALCID
- Is ALCID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALCID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALCID worth?
- ALCID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALCID mean?
- A bird of the auk family, Alcidae, such as a puffin, murre, or guillemot.
- What letters can be added to ALCID?
- ALCID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALCID:
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