MYRIAPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MYRIAPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYRIAPOD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYRIAPOD is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYRIAPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
myriapodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYRIAPOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MYRIAPOD, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYRIAPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MYRIAPOD
- All 8 letters of MYRIAPOD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MYRIAPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An arthropod with a long segmented body and many pairs of legs, such as a centipede or millipede.
Myriapod is the umbrella term for the whole group that includes centipedes and millipedes. Biologists use it when a statement applies to all many-legged land arthropods rather than to one kind.
How MYRIAPOD is used
Myriapod is used in zoology; the spelling myriopod is a rarer variant.
- Every myriapod grows by adding segments to its body.
- The student sorted the myriapod specimens into centipedes and millipedes.
- A fossil myriapod was found in the coal seam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYRIAPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYRIAPOD
3 longer words begin with MYRIAPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in MYRIAPOD
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Common questions about MYRIAPOD
- Is MYRIAPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYRIAPOD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYRIAPOD worth?
- MYRIAPOD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYRIAPOD mean?
- An arthropod with a long segmented body and many pairs of legs, such as a centipede or millipede.
- What letters can be added to MYRIAPOD?
- MYRIAPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MYRIAPOD:
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