DELPHINOIDS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. DELPHINOIDS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
d2e1l1p3h4i1n1o1i1d2s1
PlayableDELPHINOIDS · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DELPHINOIDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.82%
Our own measure of how useful DELPHINOIDS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELPHINOIDS
No single letter turns DELPHINOIDS into another word.
How DELPHINOIDS scores
Scrabble d2e1l1p3h4i1n1o1i1d2s1 18
Words with Friends d2e1l2p4h3i1n2o1i1d2s1 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in DELPHINOIDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELPHINOIDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DELPHINOIDS
delphinoid17 delphins14 depolish14 diphones14 dolphins14 polished14 siphoned14 sphenoid14 hiplines13 pinholes13 diopside12 diploids12 dipodies12 displode12 disponed12 linished12 lopsided12 spindled12 splendid12 ploidies11 idolised10 lionised9 delphin13 diphone13 dolphin13 donship13 endship13 phonied13 piedish13 hipline12 hoddens12 hoddins12 hoddles12 hondled12 neddish12 phenols12 phonies12 pinhole12 plenish12 shodden12
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Common questions about DELPHINOIDS
- Is DELPHINOIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DELPHINOIDS is not in it.
- How many points is DELPHINOIDS worth?
- DELPHINOIDS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DELPHINOIDS?
- No single letter can be added to DELPHINOIDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DELPHINOIDS:
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