ATHODYD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ATHODYD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATHODYD?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATHODYD is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATHODYD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
athodydsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATHODYD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ATHODYD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does ATHODYD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A simple jet engine with no moving parts that must reach high speed before it can work; a ramjet.
The athodyd takes in air at speed, burns fuel in it and pushes the hot gases out of the back. Since it cannot start from rest, it needs a booster or launch from an aircraft. The word comes from aero-thermodynamic duct.
How ATHODYD is used
Athodyd is a dated engineering term for the ramjet.
- The missile was powered by an athodyd.
- An athodyd needs forward speed to compress the air.
- Early designers praised the athodyd for its simplicity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATHODYD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATHODYD
1 longer words begin with ATHODYD.
Shorter words from the letters in ATHODYD
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Common questions about ATHODYD
- Is ATHODYD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATHODYD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATHODYD worth?
- ATHODYD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATHODYD mean?
- A simple jet engine with no moving parts that must reach high speed before it can work; a ramjet.
- What letters can be added to ATHODYD?
- ATHODYD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ATHODYD:
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