CORONOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CORONOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORONOID?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORONOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORONOID
No single letter turns CORONOID into another word.
How CORONOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORONOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORONOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORONOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Shaped like a crow's beak, used of certain hooked projections of bone.
Anatomists meet coronoid in names such as the coronoid process of the jaw, where a muscle attaches. The word comes from the Greek for crow, and it marks a pointed or hooked outline.
How CORONOID is used
An anatomical adjective, usually seen in the names of bone features.
- The coronoid process of the jaw anchors a chewing muscle.
- A fracture of the coronoid bone can limit elbow movement.
- The surgeon examined the coronoid projection on the scan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORONOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CORONOID
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Common questions about CORONOID
- Is CORONOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORONOID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORONOID worth?
- CORONOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORONOID mean?
- Shaped like a crow's beak, used of certain hooked projections of bone.
- What letters can be added to CORONOID?
- No single letter can be added to CORONOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORONOID:
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