MATTOID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MATTOID 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 MATTOID?
| 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 MATTOID is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATTOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mattoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MATTOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MATTOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does MATTOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who behaves in an eccentric or erratic way, on the borderline of sanity.
Mattoid is a dated and unkind label for someone whose odd conduct suggests a mild mental imbalance. Today it survives mostly in historical texts and in writers who like unusual words.
How MATTOID is used
Mattoid is rare and now sounds old-fashioned, so it is best met in literature rather than speech.
- The villagers regarded the hermit as a harmless mattoid.
- The critic dismissed the poet as a mere mattoid.
- In the old novel, the mattoid muttered to himself in the garden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATTOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MATTOID
1 longer words begin with MATTOID.
Shorter words from the letters in MATTOID
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Common questions about MATTOID
- Is MATTOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATTOID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATTOID worth?
- MATTOID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATTOID mean?
- A person who behaves in an eccentric or erratic way, on the borderline of sanity.
- What letters can be added to MATTOID?
- MATTOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MATTOID:
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