LIMULOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LIMULOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMULOID?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMULOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMULOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
limuloidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIMULOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIMULOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIMULOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIMULOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to or resembling the horseshoe crabs.
Palaeontologists call a fossil limuloid when its shield and tail look like those of a horseshoe crab. As a noun the word names a member of that group.
How LIMULOID is used
Limuloid is a technical term from zoology and palaeontology.
- The limuloid fossil was found in a shale bed.
- Its limuloid shell was broad and domed.
- Researchers studied a limuloid species from the Silurian.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMULOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMULOID
1 longer words begin with LIMULOID.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMULOID
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Common questions about LIMULOID
- Is LIMULOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMULOID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMULOID worth?
- LIMULOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMULOID mean?
- Relating to or resembling the horseshoe crabs.
- What letters can be added to LIMULOID?
- LIMULOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIMULOID:
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