CERATOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CERATOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CERATOID?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CERATOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CERATOID
No single letter turns CERATOID into another word.
How CERATOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CERATOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CERATOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CERATOID
- All 8 letters of CERATOID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CERATOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalrare
Shaped like or having the texture of horn.
Ceratoid appears in anatomy and natural history when a growth looks like animal horn. Its Greek root means horn, and a variant keratoid is built on the related word for the protein that makes horn.
How CERATOID is used
A rare scientific adjective used in anatomical or zoological description.
- The specimen had a hard ceratoid growth on its snout.
- The naturalist described the ceratoid texture of the beak.
- A ceratoid layer covered the outer surface of the claw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CERATOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CERATOID
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Common questions about CERATOID
- Is CERATOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CERATOID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CERATOID worth?
- CERATOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CERATOID mean?
- Shaped like or having the texture of horn.
- What letters can be added to CERATOID?
- No single letter can be added to CERATOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CERATOID:
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