PAGURID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAGURID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAGURID?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAGURID is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAGURID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paguridsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAGURID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAGURID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does PAGURID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A hermit crab, a crustacean that lives in a borrowed shell.
Marine biologists place the pagurid among the decapods, the group that includes crabs and lobsters. The soft body of the animal is tucked into an empty snail shell that it swaps for a larger one as it grows.
How PAGURID is used
Pagurid is a scientific term, seen in zoology texts and tide-pool guides.
- A tiny pagurid scuttled across the sand with its shell on its back.
- The student sketched a pagurid for her biology report.
- Each pagurid must find a larger shell as its body grows.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAGURID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAGURID
1 longer words begin with PAGURID.
Shorter words from the letters in PAGURID
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Common questions about PAGURID
- Is PAGURID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAGURID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAGURID worth?
- PAGURID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAGURID mean?
- A hermit crab, a crustacean that lives in a borrowed shell.
- What letters can be added to PAGURID?
- PAGURID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAGURID:
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