FUCOID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FUCOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUCOID?
| 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 FUCOID is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUCOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fucoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FUCOID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FUCOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does FUCOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A brown seaweed of the kind that includes bladderwrack, or a fossil that looks like one.
Fucoid refers to the rubbery brown algae that cling to rocks along the shore between the tides. The name comes from the genus Fucus, and fossil impressions that resemble such weed in rock go by the same name. As an adjective it means belonging to or resembling these seaweeds.
How FUCOID is used
Technical; found in botany, geology and shoreline guides.
- A fucoid clung to the wet rock at low tide.
- The geologist pointed to a fucoid pressed into the slate.
- Each fucoid on the shore had small air bladders along its fronds.
- The guide showed us how to tell one fucoid from another.
- A fossil fucoid lay in the museum case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUCOID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUCOID
2 longer words begin with FUCOID.
Shorter words from the letters in FUCOID
Common questions about FUCOID
- Is FUCOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUCOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUCOID worth?
- FUCOID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUCOID mean?
- A brown seaweed of the kind that includes bladderwrack, or a fossil that looks like one.
- What letters can be added to FUCOID?
- FUCOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FUCOID:
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