MUCINOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MUCINOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUCINOID?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUCINOID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUCINOID
No single letter turns MUCINOID into another word.
How MUCINOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MUCINOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MUCINOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MUCINOID
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MUCINOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Resembling mucin, the slippery protein substance found in mucus.
Pathologists use mucinoid to describe tissue or secretions that look and feel like mucin under examination. A mucinoid change in a sample may help identify a condition. The term is a close relative of mucoid but focuses on mucin itself.
How MUCINOID is used
The word mucinoid is a specialist term in medicine and histology.
- The slide showed a mucinoid material between the cells.
- A mucinoid degeneration was noted in the report.
- The mucinoid texture suggested heavy secretion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUCINOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUCINOID
The 8 tiles of MUCINOID in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MUCINOID
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Common questions about MUCINOID
- Is MUCINOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUCINOID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUCINOID worth?
- MUCINOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUCINOID mean?
- Resembling mucin, the slippery protein substance found in mucus.
- What letters can be added to MUCINOID?
- No single letter can be added to MUCINOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MUCINOID:
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