MEDUSOID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MEDUSOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDUSOID?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEDUSOID is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDUSOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
medusoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDUSOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MEDUSOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEDUSOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEDUSOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Resembling or relating to a medusa, the free-swimming bell-shaped form of a jellyfish.
Biologists apply medusoid to the stage of a cnidarian life cycle that drifts and reproduces sexually, as opposed to the fixed polyp stage. The same adjective can describe any animal or bud shaped like a small jellyfish.
How MEDUSOID is used
Used in zoology for jellyfish-like forms or life stages.
- The medusoid stage lasts only a few weeks.
- Under the microscope the medusoid bud was clearly visible.
- Some hydroids never release a free medusoid form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDUSOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEDUSOID
1 longer words begin with MEDUSOID.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDUSOID
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Common questions about MEDUSOID
- Is MEDUSOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDUSOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDUSOID worth?
- MEDUSOID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDUSOID mean?
- Resembling or relating to a medusa, the free-swimming bell-shaped form of a jellyfish.
- What letters can be added to MEDUSOID?
- MEDUSOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MEDUSOID:
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