OPIOID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OPIOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPIOID?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPIOID is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPIOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
opioidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPIOID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OPIOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What stands out about OPIOID
- OPIOID runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OPIOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drug or natural substance that acts on the same nerve receptors as opium and eases pain.
The group includes morphine and codeine, which come from the opium poppy, as well as synthetic drugs such as fentanyl, and the body even makes its own opioids called endorphins. Doctors prescribe these medicines for severe pain, but they can cause dependence and dangerous slowing of breathing. In recent news the word is often tied to public health debates about overdose and addiction.
How OPIOID is used
Medical and journalistic; also used as an adjective, as in opioid painkiller or opioid crisis.
- The surgeon prescribed an opioid for the first two days only.
- Each opioid acts on receptors in the brain and spinal cord.
- Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose within minutes.
- The clinic helps patients taper off a long-term opioid.
- A natural opioid released during exercise lifts the mood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPIOID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPIOID
1 longer words begin with OPIOID.
Shorter words from the letters in OPIOID
Common questions about OPIOID
- Is OPIOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPIOID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPIOID worth?
- OPIOID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPIOID mean?
- A drug or natural substance that acts on the same nerve receptors as opium and eases pain.
- What letters can be added to OPIOID?
- OPIOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OPIOID:
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