MASTOID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MASTOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MASTOID?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MASTOID is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MASTOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mastoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MASTOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MASTOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does MASTOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The rounded bony projection of the skull just behind the ear.
Doctors call this bump the mastoid process, and its air-filled cells can become infected. The word is used as an adjective in terms such as mastoid bone.
How MASTOID is used
Mastoid appears in anatomy texts and in discussions of ear infections.
- The surgeon made a small cut over the mastoid.
- A painful swelling behind the ear may point to trouble in the mastoid.
- You can feel the mastoid as a hard bump behind your earlobe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MASTOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MASTOID
The 7 tiles of MASTOID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MASTOID
8 longer words begin with MASTOID.
Shorter words from the letters in MASTOID
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Common questions about MASTOID
- Is MASTOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MASTOID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MASTOID worth?
- MASTOID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MASTOID mean?
- The rounded bony projection of the skull just behind the ear.
- What letters can be added to MASTOID?
- MASTOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MASTOID:
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