AMYLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AMYLOID 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 AMYLOID?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMYLOID is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMYLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amyloidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMYLOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMYLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does AMYLOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A protein that builds up in tissues in some diseases, or a starchlike substance.
Deposits of amyloid in organs can damage them over time, and amyloid in the brain is studied in connection with memory loss. The older sense was simply a starch-like material.
How AMYLOID is used
Amyloid is used in medical and biochemical writing.
- The scan showed amyloid in the patient liver.
- Researchers study how amyloid forms in the brain.
- An old text calls amyloid a type of starch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMYLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMYLOID
5 longer words begin with AMYLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in AMYLOID
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Common questions about AMYLOID
- Is AMYLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMYLOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMYLOID worth?
- AMYLOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMYLOID mean?
- A protein that builds up in tissues in some diseases, or a starchlike substance.
- What letters can be added to AMYLOID?
- AMYLOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMYLOID:
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