CLUPEOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CLUPEOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLUPEOID?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLUPEOID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLUPEOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clupeoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLUPEOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLUPEOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLUPEOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CLUPEOID
- All 8 letters of CLUPEOID are different — nothing repeats.
- CLUPEOID runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLUPEOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A soft-finned sea fish belonging to the herring group, which also takes in sardines and anchovies.
Fisheries scientists use clupeoid as a handy cover term for small silvery schooling fish. The same word works as an adjective for anything relating to this group.
How CLUPEOID is used
Used in marine biology and fisheries writing.
- Each clupeoid in the net was no longer than a finger.
- The sardine is a familiar clupeoid.
- Seabirds follow every clupeoid shoal along the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLUPEOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLUPEOID
The 8 tiles of CLUPEOID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CLUPEOID
1 longer words begin with CLUPEOID.
Shorter words from the letters in CLUPEOID
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Common questions about CLUPEOID
- Is CLUPEOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLUPEOID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLUPEOID worth?
- CLUPEOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLUPEOID mean?
- A soft-finned sea fish belonging to the herring group, which also takes in sardines and anchovies.
- What letters can be added to CLUPEOID?
- CLUPEOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLUPEOID:
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