ALKALOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALKALOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALKALOID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKALOID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKALOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alkaloidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALKALOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALKALOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALKALOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALKALOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A nitrogen-containing chemical compound made by plants that often has a strong effect on the body.
Many well-known drugs and poisons are an alkaloid, including morphine, caffeine and nicotine. Plants make them partly as defences against being eaten. Chemists group them by shared structure rather than by effect.
How ALKALOID is used
Used in chemistry, pharmacology and botany for plant-derived active compounds.
- Caffeine is an alkaloid found in coffee beans and tea leaves.
- The researchers isolated a new alkaloid from the bark of the tree.
- Each alkaloid in the extract was tested for its effect on the heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALKALOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALKALOID
2 longer words begin with ALKALOID.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKALOID
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Common questions about ALKALOID
- Is ALKALOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALKALOID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALKALOID worth?
- ALKALOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALKALOID mean?
- A nitrogen-containing chemical compound made by plants that often has a strong effect on the body.
- What letters can be added to ALKALOID?
- ALKALOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALKALOID:
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