COCCOID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COCCOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCCOID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCCOID is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCCOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coccoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COCCOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COCCOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. COCCOID needs 1 blank tile.
What does COCCOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Coccoid describes something shaped like a sphere, especially a round bacterium or cell.
Microbiologists call bacteria coccoid when they look like balls under a microscope rather than rods or spirals. The label describes shape only, and says nothing about whether the organism is harmful.
How COCCOID is used
Coccoid is used in microbiology and algae studies.
- The culture contained coccoid cells in short chains.
- A coccoid form of the alga appeared in cold water.
- The stain showed coccoid bacteria clustered together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCCOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCCOID
2 longer words begin with COCCOID.
Shorter words from the letters in COCCOID
Common questions about COCCOID
- Is COCCOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCCOID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCCOID worth?
- COCCOID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCCOID mean?
- Coccoid describes something shaped like a sphere, especially a round bacterium or cell.
- What letters can be added to COCCOID?
- COCCOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COCCOID:
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