CORACOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CORACOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORACOID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORACOID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORACOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coracoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORACOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORACOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORACOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORACOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A bone of the shoulder girdle, strong in birds but reduced to a small hook of the shoulder blade in mammals.
In flying birds the coracoid braces the wing against the chest, taking the force of each flap. In people it is only a short projection where certain muscles attach.
How CORACOID is used
Used in anatomy and zoology; also an adjective meaning beak-shaped.
- The coracoid of a pigeon is stout and straight.
- A surgeon repaired the broken coracoid.
- Fossil hunters found a single coracoid in the rock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORACOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORACOID
1 longer words begin with CORACOID.
Shorter words from the letters in CORACOID
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Common questions about CORACOID
- Is CORACOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORACOID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORACOID worth?
- CORACOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORACOID mean?
- A bone of the shoulder girdle, strong in birds but reduced to a small hook of the shoulder blade in mammals.
- What letters can be added to CORACOID?
- CORACOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORACOID:
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