ELATERID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ELATERID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELATERID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELATERID is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELATERID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elateridsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELATERID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ELATERID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELATERID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELATERID
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 ELATERID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A beetle of the family Elateridae, known for snapping its body to flip itself upright.
An elaterid is the insect people usually call a click beetle, after the sound of its flip. Gardeners know the larvae of many elaterid species as wireworms, which damage roots.
How ELATERID is used
Used by entomologists and in field guides when naming this family of beetles.
- The collector pinned an elaterid found under bark.
- Every elaterid can launch itself into the air with a sharp click.
- A farmer blamed the elaterid larvae for the damaged potato crop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELATERID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ELATERID
The 8 tiles of ELATERID in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ELATERID
1 longer words begin with ELATERID.
Shorter words from the letters in ELATERID
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Common questions about ELATERID
- Is ELATERID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELATERID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELATERID worth?
- ELATERID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELATERID mean?
- A beetle of the family Elateridae, known for snapping its body to flip itself upright.
- What letters can be added to ELATERID?
- ELATERID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ELATERID:
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