MELANOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MELANOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELANOID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELANOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELANOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melanoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELANOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MELANOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELANOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MELANOID
- All 8 letters of MELANOID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MELANOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Dark in colour from melanin or a similar pigment, or resembling melanin.
In medicine melanoid describes dark pigment or tissue, as in a person with melanosis. In biology it can describe animals with unusually dark colouring. As a noun it names a dark pigment-like substance formed in the skin.
How MELANOID is used
Melanoid is a specialised word in medicine and natural history.
- The slide showed melanoid deposits in the tissue.
- A melanoid pigment darkened the skin around the scar.
- Some melanoid specimens of the moth are almost black.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELANOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELANOID
1 longer words begin with MELANOID.
Shorter words from the letters in MELANOID
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Common questions about MELANOID
- Is MELANOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELANOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELANOID worth?
- MELANOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELANOID mean?
- Dark in colour from melanin or a similar pigment, or resembling melanin.
- What letters can be added to MELANOID?
- MELANOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MELANOID:
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