PODITE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PODITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PODITE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PODITE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PODITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poditesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PODITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PODITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does PODITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A leg or limb segment of a crustacean or other arthropod, especially one used for walking.
Zoologists use podite for the jointed parts that make up the limbs of animals such as crabs, shrimp and lobsters. It is built from the Greek word for foot, so it is the same family as podium and tripod. The term appears in anatomical descriptions of arthropods rather than in everyday talk.
How PODITE is used
Technical term of zoology and anatomy.
- Each podite of the crab leg ends in a sharp tip.
- The biologist counted five podite pairs on the specimen.
- A damaged podite will regrow after the next molt.
- The drawing labels every podite from the body outward.
- One podite was longer than the rest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PODITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PODITE
The 6 tiles of PODITE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PODITE
1 longer words begin with PODITE.
Shorter words from the letters in PODITE
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Common questions about PODITE
- Is PODITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PODITE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PODITE worth?
- PODITE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PODITE mean?
- A leg or limb segment of a crustacean or other arthropod, especially one used for walking.
- What letters can be added to PODITE?
- PODITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PODITE:
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