HEXAPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HEXAPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEXAPOD?
| 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: 65 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEXAPOD is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEXAPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEXAPOD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEXAPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does HEXAPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A creature or machine that moves on six legs.
All adult insects are hexapods, which is why the group is named Hexapoda in biology. Engineers borrow the word for walking robots with six legs because that design stays balanced even when one leg is lifted.
How HEXAPOD is used
Hexapod appears in zoology and in robotics, as both a noun and occasionally an adjective.
- An ant is a hexapod with three pairs of legs.
- The team built a hexapod to climb over rocky ground.
- Every hexapod in the collection came from the same forest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEXAPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEXAPOD
5 longer words begin with HEXAPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in HEXAPOD
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Common questions about HEXAPOD
- Is HEXAPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEXAPOD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEXAPOD worth?
- HEXAPOD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEXAPOD mean?
- A creature or machine that moves on six legs.
- What letters can be added to HEXAPOD?
- HEXAPOD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEXAPOD:
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