MYRIAD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MYRIAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYRIAD?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYRIAD is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYRIAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
myriadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYRIAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MYRIAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does MYRIAD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Too many to be counted; of a very great and indefinite number.
Myriad comes from a Greek word for ten thousand, and in classical history it named just such a unit. In current English it usually means an enormous, uncountable number, and it works both as an adjective and as a noun. A writer can say myriad stars or a myriad of stars, and both are accepted. The word suggests variety as well as quantity, which is why it suits talk of choices, causes or possibilities.
How MYRIAD is used
Standard; slightly formal, common in descriptive and literary prose.
- The night sky was full of myriad stars.
- There are myriad reasons to learn a second language.
- The city offers myriad ways to spend a Sunday.
- She faced a myriad of small problems each morning.
- Myriad colours shimmered across the water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYRIAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYRIAD
5 longer words begin with MYRIAD.
Shorter words from the letters in MYRIAD
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Common questions about MYRIAD
- Is MYRIAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYRIAD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYRIAD worth?
- MYRIAD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYRIAD mean?
- Too many to be counted; of a very great and indefinite number.
- What letters can be added to MYRIAD?
- MYRIAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MYRIAD:
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