GANOID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GANOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANOID?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANOID is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ganoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANOID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GANOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does GANOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A fish with thick, bony scales covered by a hard, shiny, enamel-like layer, such as a sturgeon or a gar.
A ganoid is defined by its armour: instead of the thin, overlapping scales found on most fish, a ganoid carries thick bony plates coated with a glossy surface, which made these fish look almost reptilian to early naturalists. Sturgeons and gars are the best-known living examples of ganoid fish, and both have survived with very little change for tens of millions of years. The word ganoid is also used as an adjective, as in ganoid scales, to describe that particular type of hard, enamelled scale rather than the fish itself. Zoologists once grouped all such fish together under one name, a classification that has since been split up, though the descriptive word ganoid remains in use.
How GANOID is used
A technical term from zoology, used of certain armoured fish and of their distinctive scales.
- The sturgeon is one of the best-known ganoid fish still alive today.
- A ganoid's scales gleamed like polished enamel under the aquarium lights.
- Fossil hunters found the remains of an ancient ganoid preserved in the rock.
- The museum display explained how a ganoid differs from an ordinary scaled fish.
- Gars are often described as ganoid because of their hard, bony scales.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANOID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GANOID
1 longer words begin with GANOID.
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Common questions about GANOID
- Is GANOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANOID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANOID worth?
- GANOID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANOID mean?
- A fish with thick, bony scales covered by a hard, shiny, enamel-like layer, such as a sturgeon or a gar.
- What letters can be added to GANOID?
- GANOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GANOID:
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