BRANCHIOPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. BRANCHIOPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRANCHIOPOD?
| 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 BRANCHIOPOD is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANCHIOPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
branchiopodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRANCHIOPOD scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BRANCHIOPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| 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 BRANCHIOPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRANCHIOPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small aquatic crustacean with flat, leaf-shaped swimming limbs, such as a water flea or fairy shrimp.
A branchiopod uses its leaflike legs both to swim and to breathe, which is the origin of the name meaning gill foot. Many live in temporary ponds, where their eggs survive drought.
How BRANCHIOPOD is used
Used in zoology and freshwater biology.
- A fairy shrimp is a typical branchiopod.
- Each branchiopod beat its many legs to stay afloat.
- The pond was full of tiny branchiopod larvae.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRANCHIOPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRANCHIOPOD
1 longer words begin with BRANCHIOPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in BRANCHIOPOD
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Common questions about BRANCHIOPOD
- Is BRANCHIOPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANCHIOPOD, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRANCHIOPOD worth?
- BRANCHIOPOD is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRANCHIOPOD mean?
- A small aquatic crustacean with flat, leaf-shaped swimming limbs, such as a water flea or fairy shrimp.
- What letters can be added to BRANCHIOPOD?
- BRANCHIOPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BRANCHIOPOD:
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