PEREOPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PEREOPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEREOPOD?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEREOPOD is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEREOPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pereopodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEREOPOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEREOPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEREOPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEREOPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A walking leg or other limb attached to the thorax of a crustacean.
Biologists count the pereopods of a crab or shrimp to tell groups of crustaceans apart. A pereopod differs from the limbs on the abdomen, which serve for swimming or carrying eggs.
How PEREOPOD is used
Pereopod is used in zoology texts that describe crustacean anatomy.
- The first pereopod of the lobster carries a large claw.
- A shrimp has five pairs of pereopod limbs for walking.
- The drawing shows each pereopod in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEREOPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEREOPOD
1 longer words begin with PEREOPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in PEREOPOD
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Common questions about PEREOPOD
- Is PEREOPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEREOPOD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEREOPOD worth?
- PEREOPOD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEREOPOD mean?
- A walking leg or other limb attached to the thorax of a crustacean.
- What letters can be added to PEREOPOD?
- PEREOPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEREOPOD:
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