CRYPTORCHID is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. CRYPTORCHID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRYPTORCHID?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYPTORCHID is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPTORCHID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cryptorchidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRYPTORCHID scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRYPTORCHID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYPTORCHID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRYPTORCHID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A male person or animal in whom one or both testes have not moved down into the scrotum.
Vets and doctors use cryptorchid for such a patient, and the condition itself is cryptorchidism. In animals like dogs and horses it is often checked before breeding.
How CRYPTORCHID is used
Clinical term used in human medicine and veterinary practice.
- The vet identified the puppy as a cryptorchid.
- A cryptorchid horse may need surgery.
- The paediatrician explained what it means to be a cryptorchid infant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRYPTORCHID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRYPTORCHID
3 longer words begin with CRYPTORCHID.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTORCHID
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Common questions about CRYPTORCHID
- Is CRYPTORCHID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYPTORCHID, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRYPTORCHID worth?
- CRYPTORCHID is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRYPTORCHID mean?
- A male person or animal in whom one or both testes have not moved down into the scrotum.
- What letters can be added to CRYPTORCHID?
- CRYPTORCHID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRYPTORCHID:
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