OCTOPOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OCTOPOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCTOPOID?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTOPOID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTOPOID
No single letter turns OCTOPOID into another word.
How OCTOPOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OCTOPOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCTOPOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OCTOPOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Resembling an octopus, or having tentacles like one.
Octopoid is handy in science writing and fiction alike, where creatures or machines have many reaching limbs. It is a shape word, not a claim of true kinship.
How OCTOPOID is used
Octopoid appears in biology, science fiction and playful description.
- The octopoid alien waved a dozen limbs.
- Roots spread in an octopoid tangle across the floor.
- The cartoonist drew an octopoid robot with a tray in each arm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCTOPOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTOPOID
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Common questions about OCTOPOID
- Is OCTOPOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCTOPOID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCTOPOID worth?
- OCTOPOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCTOPOID mean?
- Resembling an octopus, or having tentacles like one.
- What letters can be added to OCTOPOID?
- No single letter can be added to OCTOPOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OCTOPOID:
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