CNIDA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CNIDA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CNIDA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CNIDA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CNIDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cnidaeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CNIDA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CNIDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about CNIDA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CNIDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A microscopic stinging capsule found in jellyfish, corals, and other cnidarians, used to capture prey or for defense.
A cnida works like a tiny harpoon, firing a coiled, barbed thread when triggered by touch or chemical cues, often injecting venom into prey or predators. These structures give the animal group Cnidaria its name, since a cnida is one of the defining features shared across jellyfish, sea anemones, and corals. Under a microscope a single tentacle may hold thousands of these capsules packed side by side.
How CNIDA is used
Technical zoological noun; the plural is cnidae, and each cnida sits inside a specialized cell called a cnidocyte.
- Each tentacle is lined with thousands of tiny cnida cells.
- A single cnida can fire its thread in a fraction of a second.
- Under the microscope, the students identified a cluster of cnidae.
- The venom of a jellyfish is delivered through its cnidae.
- Researchers studied how a cnida discharges its stinging thread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CNIDA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CNIDA
The 5 tiles of CNIDA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CNIDA
3 longer words begin with CNIDA.
Shorter words from the letters in CNIDA
Common questions about CNIDA
- Is CNIDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CNIDA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CNIDA worth?
- CNIDA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CNIDA mean?
- A microscopic stinging capsule found in jellyfish, corals, and other cnidarians, used to capture prey or for defense.
- What letters can be added to CNIDA?
- CNIDA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CNIDA:
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