MUCOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MUCOID 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 MUCOID?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUCOID is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUCOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mucoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUCOID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MUCOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does MUCOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Resembling mucus in texture or nature, thick, slimy and slippery.
Mucoid is a clinical adjective that doctors use for discharge, secretions or growths that look and feel like mucus. A cough that brings up thick, stringy phlegm is said to produce mucoid sputum. The ending comes from a Greek suffix meaning having the form of. As a noun the same word names a group of protein-rich substances similar to mucin.
How MUCOID is used
Medical and laboratory vocabulary; rare in ordinary conversation.
- The nurse noted a mucoid discharge from the nose.
- Under the microscope the colony looked mucoid and glossy.
- A mucoid cyst had formed near the joint of the finger.
- The patient coughed up mucoid sputum every morning.
- Some bacteria grow a mucoid coating that protects them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUCOID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUCOID
2 longer words begin with MUCOID.
Shorter words from the letters in MUCOID
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Common questions about MUCOID
- Is MUCOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUCOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUCOID worth?
- MUCOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUCOID mean?
- Resembling mucus in texture or nature, thick, slimy and slippery.
- What letters can be added to MUCOID?
- MUCOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MUCOID:
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