FELID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FELID 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 FELID?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FELID is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FELID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
felidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FELID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FELID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about FELID
- The same 5 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 FELID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Any member of the cat family, Felidae, including domestic cats, lions, tigers, and other wild cats.
Felid is the general zoological term covering every species in the cat family, from the smallest wildcat to the largest tiger, and biologists use it when discussing traits shared across the whole group, such as retractable claws and a similar skull structure. The word is built from the Latin genus name Felis, meaning cat, with the ending -id marking membership of a larger biological family. Zoologists distinguish felids from other carnivores such as canids, the dog family, largely by differences in dentition, hunting style, and skeletal build.
How FELID is used
A technical term used mainly in zoology and wildlife biology rather than in everyday descriptions of cats.
- The exhibit compared skull shapes across several felid species.
- Every felid studied shared the same basic pattern of retractable claws.
- Researchers tracked the movements of a rare felid through the reserve.
- The lecture covered the evolution of large felids such as the sabre-toothed cat.
- A house cat is a small felid adapted to living alongside humans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FELID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FELID
The 5 tiles of FELID in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with FELID
1 longer words begin with FELID.
Shorter words from the letters in FELID
Common questions about FELID
- Is FELID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FELID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FELID worth?
- FELID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FELID mean?
- Any member of the cat family, Felidae, including domestic cats, lions, tigers, and other wild cats.
- What letters can be added to FELID?
- FELID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FELID:
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