MANATOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MANATOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANATOID?
| 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 MANATOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANATOID
No single letter turns MANATOID into another word.
How MANATOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANATOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANATOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANATOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalrare
Resembling or relating to the manatee, the large slow sea mammal.
Manatoid is a technical word from animal classification that points to manatee-like features or relatives. It is rarely heard outside zoology and word lists. Most people would say "manatee-like" instead.
How MANATOID is used
Manatoid is found mainly in specialised zoology texts and puzzle word lists.
- The fossil showed manatoid features in the skull and jaw.
- A manatoid shape moved slowly beneath the boat.
- The naturalist described the creature as manatoid in build.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANATOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MANATOID
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Common questions about MANATOID
- Is MANATOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANATOID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANATOID worth?
- MANATOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANATOID mean?
- Resembling or relating to the manatee, the large slow sea mammal.
- What letters can be added to MANATOID?
- No single letter can be added to MANATOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANATOID:
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