OSTEOID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OSTEOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTEOID?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTEOID is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTEOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
osteoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSTEOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OSTEOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,141.
What stands out about OSTEOID
- OSTEOID 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 OSTEOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The soft organic matrix of bone before minerals harden it.
Osteoid is laid down first by bone-forming cells, and calcium salts later set into it. When mineralisation fails, as in rickets, too much osteoid is left soft.
How OSTEOID is used
Osteoid is a medical term, also used as an adjective meaning bone-like.
- New osteoid appears along the edge of the healing fracture.
- The pathologist noted excess osteoid in the sample.
- Osteoid gradually hardens into mature bone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTEOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSTEOID
1 longer words begin with OSTEOID.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTEOID
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Common questions about OSTEOID
- Is OSTEOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTEOID, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTEOID worth?
- OSTEOID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTEOID mean?
- The soft organic matrix of bone before minerals harden it.
- What letters can be added to OSTEOID?
- OSTEOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OSTEOID:
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