APODOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. APODOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APODOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APODOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APODOUS
No single letter turns APODOUS into another word.
How APODOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APODOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 496,266.
What does APODOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Without feet, or having only tiny traces of feet.
Zoologists call snakes, eels and some larvae apodous because they move without legs. Fossil and living species of this kind show how limbs can be lost over time.
How APODOUS is used
The word apodous is a technical term from zoology, close in sense to apodal.
- The apodous larva wriggled through the soil.
- Eels are apodous fish with long, smooth bodies.
- A lizard that is apodous can be mistaken for a snake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APODOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APODOUS
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Common questions about APODOUS
- Is APODOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APODOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APODOUS worth?
- APODOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APODOUS mean?
- Without feet, or having only tiny traces of feet.
- What letters can be added to APODOUS?
- No single letter can be added to APODOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APODOUS:
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