OPHIUROID is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OPHIUROID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPHIUROID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPHIUROID is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPHIUROID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ophiuroidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPHIUROID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OPHIUROID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPHIUROID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPHIUROID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A brittle star or similar sea animal with long, thin, flexible arms around a small central disc.
Ophiuroids belong to the same wider group as starfish and sea urchins but move by snaking their arms along the seabed. Many can shed an arm to escape a predator and regrow it later. They live from shallow water to the deep ocean.
How OPHIUROID is used
Ophiuroid is a scientific word used in marine biology and sometimes as an adjective.
- The diver found an ophiuroid hiding under a rock.
- Each ophiuroid arm can break off and regrow.
- Deep-sea trawls often bring up an ophiuroid or two.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPHIUROID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPHIUROID
1 longer words begin with OPHIUROID.
Shorter words from the letters in OPHIUROID
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Common questions about OPHIUROID
- Is OPHIUROID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPHIUROID, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPHIUROID worth?
- OPHIUROID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPHIUROID mean?
- A brittle star or similar sea animal with long, thin, flexible arms around a small central disc.
- What letters can be added to OPHIUROID?
- OPHIUROID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OPHIUROID:
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