CACTOID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CACTOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CACTOID?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CACTOID is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CACTOID
No single letter turns CACTOID into another word.
How CACTOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CACTOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does CACTOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Resembling a cactus in shape or form.
Cactoid is a descriptive word from botany for plants that are not true cacti but share the same fleshy, spiny, upright look. Desert succulents from other plant families often grow in this way because they face the same dry climate.
How CACTOID is used
Cactoid is a technical adjective used for plants that look like cacti.
- The cactoid euphorbia stood tall in the dry valley.
- Its cactoid shape fooled many visitors.
- The garden held a few cactoid succulents from Africa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CACTOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CACTOID
The 7 tiles of CACTOID in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CACTOID
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Common questions about CACTOID
- Is CACTOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CACTOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CACTOID worth?
- CACTOID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CACTOID mean?
- Resembling a cactus in shape or form.
- What letters can be added to CACTOID?
- No single letter can be added to CACTOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CACTOID:
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