CORTICOID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CORTICOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORTICOID?
| 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 CORTICOID is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORTICOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corticoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORTICOID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CORTICOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORTICOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORTICOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any steroid hormone produced by the outer layer of the adrenal gland, or a drug made to act like one.
Cortisone and hydrocortisone are familiar corticoids. Doctors prescribe them to calm inflammation and dampen the immune response. The longer name corticosteroid is the one patients see most.
How CORTICOID is used
Corticoid is a medical and biochemical term, often shortened from corticosteroid.
- The doctor prescribed a corticoid cream for the rash.
- The adrenal gland releases a natural corticoid under stress.
- A corticoid injection eased the swelling in his knee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORTICOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORTICOID
1 longer words begin with CORTICOID.
Shorter words from the letters in CORTICOID
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Common questions about CORTICOID
- Is CORTICOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORTICOID, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORTICOID worth?
- CORTICOID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORTICOID mean?
- Any steroid hormone produced by the outer layer of the adrenal gland, or a drug made to act like one.
- What letters can be added to CORTICOID?
- CORTICOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CORTICOID:
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