CONOID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CONOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONOID?
| 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 CONOID is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
conoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONOID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CONOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,549.
What does CONOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A solid or surface shaped like a cone, especially one formed by turning a curve around an axis.
In geometry a conoid can mean a surface generated by a moving straight line, or a solid made by revolving a conic section about its axis, such as a paraboloid. In biology the word describes cone-shaped structures, for instance the conoid of certain microscopic parasites. It is built from the Greek konos, a cone, plus the suffix meaning like.
How CONOID is used
Technical; used in geometry, architecture and biology rather than in everyday speech.
- The engineer sketched a conoid to model the curved roof.
- A shell with a tapering conoid shape lay on the beach.
- The textbook defines a conoid as a solid of revolution.
- Under the microscope the conoid is visible at the tip of the cell.
- The sculptor shaped the clay into a smooth conoid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONOID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONOID
5 longer words begin with CONOID.
Shorter words from the letters in CONOID
Common questions about CONOID
- Is CONOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONOID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONOID worth?
- CONOID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONOID mean?
- A solid or surface shaped like a cone, especially one formed by turning a curve around an axis.
- What letters can be added to CONOID?
- CONOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CONOID:
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