PITHECOID is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. PITHECOID is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayablePITHECOID · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PITHECOID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful PITHECOID is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITHECOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pithecoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PITHECOID scores
Scrabble p3i1t1h4e1c3o1i1d2 17
Words with Friends p4i1t1h3e1c4o1i1d2 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in PITHECOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PITHECOID has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PITHECOID
1 longer words begin with PITHECOID.
Shorter words from the letters in PITHECOID
epidotic13 pitched15 potched15 ophitic14 potiche14 picoted12 poditic12 photic13 potche13 itched12 pithed12 copied11 depict11 epodic11 ophite11 pithoi11 picote10 poetic10 citied9 coedit9 pioted9 pitied9 podite9 epoch12 pitch12 potch12 chide11 chode11 depth11 dicht11 ditch11 docht11 ephod11 hoped11 iched11 pohed11 coped10 ethic10 theic10 tophe10
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Common questions about PITHECOID
- Is PITHECOID valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PITHECOID is not in it.
- How many points is PITHECOID worth?
- PITHECOID is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PITHECOID?
- PITHECOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PITHECOID:
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