BICUSPID is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BICUSPID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BICUSPID?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BICUSPID is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BICUSPID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bicuspidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BICUSPID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BICUSPID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BICUSPID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BICUSPID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A tooth with two points, set between the canines and the molars.
A bicuspid is what dentists often call a premolar, and an adult has eight of them. It is used for tearing and grinding food, and the word can also describe anything with two cusps.
How BICUSPID is used
Used in dentistry and anatomy; also an adjective meaning two-pointed.
- The dentist filled a cavity in his bicuspid.
- Each bicuspid has two rounded points on top.
- She chipped a bicuspid on a hard sweet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BICUSPID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BICUSPID
3 longer words begin with BICUSPID.
Shorter words from the letters in BICUSPID
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Common questions about BICUSPID
- Is BICUSPID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BICUSPID, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BICUSPID worth?
- BICUSPID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BICUSPID mean?
- A tooth with two points, set between the canines and the molars.
- What letters can be added to BICUSPID?
- BICUSPID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BICUSPID:
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