ELAPID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ELAPID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELAPID?
| 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 ELAPID is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELAPID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elapidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELAPID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ELAPID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about ELAPID
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ELAPID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A venomous snake of the family Elapidae, with short fixed fangs at the front of the mouth.
The elapid family includes cobras, mambas, kraits, coral snakes, sea snakes and most of the dangerous snakes of Australia. Their venom is mainly a nerve poison, which sets them apart from vipers, whose fangs fold back and whose venom attacks blood and tissue. The name comes from the Greek word for a kind of sea fish or snake, taken into scientific Latin.
How ELAPID is used
Technical; used by zoologists and in writing about snakebite and wildlife.
- The king cobra is the longest elapid in the world.
- An elapid bite can affect the muscles used for breathing.
- The museum keeps a coral snake and a mamba, both elapid species.
- Each elapid has fixed fangs rather than hinged ones.
- She studied the venom of a rare elapid from the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELAPID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ELAPID
The 6 tiles of ELAPID in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ELAPID
1 longer words begin with ELAPID.
Shorter words from the letters in ELAPID
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Common questions about ELAPID
- Is ELAPID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELAPID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELAPID worth?
- ELAPID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELAPID mean?
- A venomous snake of the family Elapidae, with short fixed fangs at the front of the mouth.
- What letters can be added to ELAPID?
- ELAPID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ELAPID:
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