CHILOPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHILOPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHILOPOD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHILOPOD is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHILOPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chilopodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHILOPOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHILOPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHILOPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHILOPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A centipede, or any other many-legged arthropod of the class that centipedes belong to.
A chilopod has one pair of legs on each body segment and venomous jaws on the first one. The term separates centipedes from millipedes, which belong to a different group.
How CHILOPOD is used
Chilopod is a scientific word used in zoology and entomology.
- Under the log lay a fast, flat chilopod.
- Each chilopod in the collection was labelled by family.
- The chilopod seized the beetle with its front claws.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHILOPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHILOPOD
4 longer words begin with CHILOPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in CHILOPOD
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Common questions about CHILOPOD
- Is CHILOPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHILOPOD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHILOPOD worth?
- CHILOPOD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHILOPOD mean?
- A centipede, or any other many-legged arthropod of the class that centipedes belong to.
- What letters can be added to CHILOPOD?
- CHILOPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHILOPOD:
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