HORRID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HORRID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORRID?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORRID is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORRID
No single letter turns HORRID into another word.
How HORRID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HORRID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,969.
What does HORRID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Very unpleasant, ugly or shocking.
Horrid is a milder everyday cousin of horrible, often used for disagreeable weather, behaviour or food rather than for real terror. Its roots lie in the Latin word for bristling, and the oldest meaning was rough or shaggy, which survives in the related word horrent. Children use it freely for anything they dislike, which gives it a slightly playful tone.
How HORRID is used
Common and slightly old-fashioned; often used with humour or exaggeration.
- The medicine tasted horrid.
- What a horrid day for a picnic!
- She had a horrid dream about the stairs.
- The horrid noise went on all night.
- He was horrid to his little sister.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORRID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORRID
5 longer words begin with HORRID.
Shorter words from the letters in HORRID
Common questions about HORRID
- Is HORRID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORRID, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORRID worth?
- HORRID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORRID mean?
- Very unpleasant, ugly or shocking.
- What letters can be added to HORRID?
- No single letter can be added to HORRID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HORRID:
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