ARACHNOID is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ARACHNOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARACHNOID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARACHNOID is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARACHNOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arachnoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARACHNOID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARACHNOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARACHNOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARACHNOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
The thin middle membrane of the three layers covering the brain and spinal cord.
Doctors place the arachnoid between the tough outer layer and the delicate inner one. Its name comes from its web-like look, and bleeding beneath it is a serious medical emergency.
How ARACHNOID is used
Used in anatomy and medicine, often as arachnoid membrane.
- The surgeon carefully opened the arachnoid to reach the fluid.
- A haemorrhage under the arachnoid caused the sudden headache.
- The arachnoid lies between the dura mater and the pia mater.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARACHNOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARACHNOID
4 longer words begin with ARACHNOID.
Shorter words from the letters in ARACHNOID
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Common questions about ARACHNOID
- Is ARACHNOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARACHNOID, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARACHNOID worth?
- ARACHNOID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARACHNOID mean?
- The thin middle membrane of the three layers covering the brain and spinal cord.
- What letters can be added to ARACHNOID?
- ARACHNOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARACHNOID:
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