CRICOID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CRICOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRICOID?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRICOID is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRICOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cricoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRICOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRICOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does CRICOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The ring-shaped cartilage that forms the lower part of the wall of the larynx.
Anatomists place the cricoid just below the thyroid cartilage, where it forms the only complete ring around the airway. Doctors locate it by touch when they need to reach the windpipe quickly.
How CRICOID is used
A medical and anatomical term, used for the cartilage itself and as an adjective in compounds.
- The surgeon felt for the cricoid just below the thyroid.
- A fracture of the cricoid can block breathing.
- Pressure on the cricoid was once used during emergency anaesthesia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRICOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRICOID
1 longer words begin with CRICOID.
Shorter words from the letters in CRICOID
Common questions about CRICOID
- Is CRICOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRICOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRICOID worth?
- CRICOID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRICOID mean?
- The ring-shaped cartilage that forms the lower part of the wall of the larynx.
- What letters can be added to CRICOID?
- CRICOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRICOID:
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