CEPHALOPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CEPHALOPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEPHALOPOD?
| 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 CEPHALOPOD is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEPHALOPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cephalopodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CEPHALOPOD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CEPHALOPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CEPHALOPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CEPHALOPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A marine mollusc with a well-developed head and a ring of tentacles, such as an octopus, squid or cuttlefish.
A cephalopod is among the cleverest invertebrates, with big eyes and the ability to change colour. Most have lost their shells, with the nautilus being the famous exception.
How CEPHALOPOD is used
Used in zoology, marine biology and popular science.
- The octopus is the most famous cephalopod.
- A cephalopod can squirt ink to escape predators.
- Divers watched the cephalopod change colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEPHALOPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CEPHALOPOD
5 longer words begin with CEPHALOPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in CEPHALOPOD
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Common questions about CEPHALOPOD
- Is CEPHALOPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEPHALOPOD, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEPHALOPOD worth?
- CEPHALOPOD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEPHALOPOD mean?
- A marine mollusc with a well-developed head and a ring of tentacles, such as an octopus, squid or cuttlefish.
- What letters can be added to CEPHALOPOD?
- CEPHALOPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CEPHALOPOD:
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