BRACHIOPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BRACHIOPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRACHIOPOD?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACHIOPOD is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHIOPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brachiopodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACHIOPOD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRACHIOPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHIOPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRACHIOPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A marine animal with a two-part shell, also known as a lamp shell, that feeds with a pair of tentacled arms.
A brachiopod looks like a clam but is a different kind of creature: its two shells lie on top and below rather than left and right. Fossil brachiopods are abundant in old rock, which makes them useful for dating layers.
How BRACHIOPOD is used
Zoology and geology; fossil hunters meet it often.
- The fossil brachiopod was still perfectly ribbed.
- A brachiopod filters food from the water with its arms.
- He collected a brachiopod from the limestone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRACHIOPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRACHIOPOD
1 longer words begin with BRACHIOPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHIOPOD
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Common questions about BRACHIOPOD
- Is BRACHIOPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRACHIOPOD, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRACHIOPOD worth?
- BRACHIOPOD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRACHIOPOD mean?
- A marine animal with a two-part shell, also known as a lamp shell, that feeds with a pair of tentacled arms.
- What letters can be added to BRACHIOPOD?
- BRACHIOPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRACHIOPOD:
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