ALGIDITY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALGIDITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALGIDITY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALGIDITY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALGIDITY
No single letter turns ALGIDITY into another word.
How ALGIDITY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALGIDITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALGIDITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALGIDITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalrare
A state of coldness, especially a chill of the body.
In medicine algidity describes a cold, clammy condition of the skin that can accompany shock or severe illness. It is a clinical term and almost never used in ordinary conversation. Older texts also use it for plain coldness.
How ALGIDITY is used
Rare medical word, mostly in descriptions of serious illness or collapse.
- The doctor recorded the algidity of the patient hands.
- Severe algidity set in as his blood pressure fell.
- Cholera in its late stage brings a deathly algidity to the skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALGIDITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALGIDITY
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Common questions about ALGIDITY
- Is ALGIDITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALGIDITY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALGIDITY worth?
- ALGIDITY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALGIDITY mean?
- A state of coldness, especially a chill of the body.
- What letters can be added to ALGIDITY?
- No single letter can be added to ALGIDITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALGIDITY:
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