PERIODID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PERIODID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERIODID?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIODID is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIODID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERIODID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERIODID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIODID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERIODID mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An iodide that contains the largest possible proportion of iodine.
Chemists once used periodid for a compound at the top of the iodine scale for a given element, in the same way that other prefixes mark the highest oxide. It is a dated word, found in older chemical texts and word lists.
How PERIODID is used
Periodid is an old chemical term and is rare outside historical texts.
- The old manual lists each periodid together with its colour.
- A periodid forms when the metal binds as much iodine as it can.
- He found the word periodid in a nineteenth-century journal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIODID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERIODID
3 longer words begin with PERIODID.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIODID
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Common questions about PERIODID
- Is PERIODID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIODID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIODID worth?
- PERIODID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIODID mean?
- An iodide that contains the largest possible proportion of iodine.
- What letters can be added to PERIODID?
- PERIODID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERIODID:
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