PLASTID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PLASTID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLASTID?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLASTID is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLASTID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plastidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLASTID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLASTID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does PLASTID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotany
A small structure inside plant cells that stores food or contains pigment.
The chloroplast is the best-known plastid, because it carries out photosynthesis. Other plastids hold starch or colourful pigments in fruit and roots.
How PLASTID is used
Plastid is a biology term used in textbooks on cells and plants.
- Each plastid is surrounded by a double membrane.
- Carrots get their orange colour from a plastid that holds carotene.
- The student labelled the plastid on the cell diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLASTID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLASTID
4 longer words begin with PLASTID.
Shorter words from the letters in PLASTID
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Common questions about PLASTID
- Is PLASTID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLASTID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLASTID worth?
- PLASTID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLASTID mean?
- A small structure inside plant cells that stores food or contains pigment.
- What letters can be added to PLASTID?
- PLASTID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLASTID:
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