ERICOID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ERICOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERICOID?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERICOID is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERICOID
No single letter turns ERICOID into another word.
How ERICOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ERICOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does ERICOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Resembling heather, especially in having small, narrow, tough leaves.
Botanists use ericoid for shrubs whose foliage looks like that of the heath family, even when the plant belongs elsewhere. The term also appears in ericoid mycorrhiza, a partnership between fungi and the roots of heathland plants.
How ERICOID is used
The word ericoid is a botanical term describing leaf shape or a plant group.
- The shrub has small ericoid leaves that resist drying.
- Ericoid plants thrive on acid heathland.
- The guide listed several ericoid shrubs from the moor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERICOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ERICOID
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Common questions about ERICOID
- Is ERICOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERICOID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERICOID worth?
- ERICOID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERICOID mean?
- Resembling heather, especially in having small, narrow, tough leaves.
- What letters can be added to ERICOID?
- No single letter can be added to ERICOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ERICOID:
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