CHLORID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHLORID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHLORID?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHLORID is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHLORID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHLORID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHLORID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does CHLORID mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound of chlorine with another element or group; an older spelling of chloride.
The spelling chlorid was once common in chemistry books but the form ending in e has since taken over. Table salt is the best known example of this kind of compound. In a word game chlorid is handy because it is shorter than its modern twin.
How CHLORID is used
You are most likely to see chlorid in older chemical texts or in word lists.
- The old textbook listed sodium chlorid among the common salts.
- A chlorid of silver forms a white solid in the test tube.
- The chemist wrote chlorid with no final letter, as was usual long ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHLORID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHLORID
16 longer words begin with CHLORID.
Shorter words from the letters in CHLORID
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Common questions about CHLORID
- Is CHLORID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHLORID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHLORID worth?
- CHLORID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHLORID mean?
- A compound of chlorine with another element or group; an older spelling of chloride.
- What letters can be added to CHLORID?
- CHLORID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHLORID:
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