PHORONID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PHORONID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHORONID?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHORONID is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHORONID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phoronidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHORONID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PHORONID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHORONID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHORONID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A small worm-like marine animal that lives in a tube and feeds with a crown of tentacles.
These creatures belong to a tiny phylum and are found in sand or on rocks at the sea floor. The tentacle crown filters food from the water. Zoologists find the phoronid group interesting because of its odd body plan.
How PHORONID is used
Used in marine biology and zoology.
- The diver collected a phoronid from the muddy bottom.
- A phoronid lives inside a tube it builds itself.
- Each phoronid extends its tentacles to catch food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHORONID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHORONID
1 longer words begin with PHORONID.
Shorter words from the letters in PHORONID
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Common questions about PHORONID
- Is PHORONID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHORONID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHORONID worth?
- PHORONID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHORONID mean?
- A small worm-like marine animal that lives in a tube and feeds with a crown of tentacles.
- What letters can be added to PHORONID?
- PHORONID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PHORONID:
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