ARTHROPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ARTHROPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTHROPOD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTHROPOD is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTHROPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arthropodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARTHROPOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARTHROPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTHROPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARTHROPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An invertebrate animal with a segmented body, jointed legs and a hard outer shell.
Insects, spiders, crabs and centipedes are all grouped together as an arthropod. This is the largest animal group on Earth by the number of species.
How ARTHROPOD is used
Used in biology and nature writing for insects, spiders and crustaceans.
- A lobster is an arthropod with a hard shell.
- The fossil is of an ancient arthropod from the sea floor.
- Every arthropod must shed its outer skeleton in order to grow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTHROPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARTHROPOD
4 longer words begin with ARTHROPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTHROPOD
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Common questions about ARTHROPOD
- Is ARTHROPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTHROPOD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTHROPOD worth?
- ARTHROPOD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTHROPOD mean?
- An invertebrate animal with a segmented body, jointed legs and a hard outer shell.
- What letters can be added to ARTHROPOD?
- ARTHROPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARTHROPOD:
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