MEDICAID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MEDICAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDICAID?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEDICAID is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDICAID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
medicaidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDICAID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MEDICAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEDICAID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEDICAID mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A joint federal and state health insurance programme in the United States for people on low incomes.
Medicaid is run by individual states within federal rules, so coverage differs from place to place. It is separate from the programme for older Americans, which is Medicare.
How MEDICAID is used
Used in American news and policy talk.
- The clinic accepts patients on medicaid.
- Medicaid pays for many nursing home stays.
- The state debated expanding medicaid coverage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDICAID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEDICAID
1 longer words begin with MEDICAID.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDICAID
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Common questions about MEDICAID
- Is MEDICAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDICAID, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDICAID worth?
- MEDICAID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDICAID mean?
- A joint federal and state health insurance programme in the United States for people on low incomes.
- What letters can be added to MEDICAID?
- MEDICAID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MEDICAID:
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