ISTHMOID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ISTHMOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISTHMOID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISTHMOID is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISTHMOID
No single letter turns ISTHMOID into another word.
How ISTHMOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ISTHMOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISTHMOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISTHMOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like or relating to an isthmus, a narrow neck that joins two larger parts.
Writers pick isthmoid when a narrow connecting strip is the key visual point, in geography or anatomy. It is a rare, learned word that most readers will meet only in specialist descriptions.
How ISTHMOID is used
Rare technical adjective in geography and anatomy.
- The isthmoid ridge linked the two hills.
- An isthmoid band of tissue joined the lobes of the gland.
- The island narrowed to an isthmoid strip of sand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISTHMOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ISTHMOID
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Common questions about ISTHMOID
- Is ISTHMOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISTHMOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISTHMOID worth?
- ISTHMOID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISTHMOID mean?
- Shaped like or relating to an isthmus, a narrow neck that joins two larger parts.
- What letters can be added to ISTHMOID?
- No single letter can be added to ISTHMOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ISTHMOID:
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