PELECYPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PELECYPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELECYPOD?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELECYPOD is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELECYPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelecypodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELECYPOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PELECYPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PELECYPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PELECYPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A mollusc with a soft body enclosed in two hinged shells, such as an oyster, mussel or clam.
Biologists use pelecypod for the whole group of bivalves, which lack a distinct head. Fossil shells of the type are abundant in many rocks. The word means hatchet-foot, after the shape of the foot.
How PELECYPOD is used
Pelecypod is used in zoology and palaeontology.
- The oyster is a familiar pelecypod.
- Geologists found a fossil pelecypod in the limestone.
- Each pelecypod filters water through its gills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELECYPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PELECYPOD
1 longer words begin with PELECYPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in PELECYPOD
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Common questions about PELECYPOD
- Is PELECYPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELECYPOD, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELECYPOD worth?
- PELECYPOD is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELECYPOD mean?
- A mollusc with a soft body enclosed in two hinged shells, such as an oyster, mussel or clam.
- What letters can be added to PELECYPOD?
- PELECYPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PELECYPOD:
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