PSOCID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PSOCID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSOCID?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSOCID is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSOCID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
psocidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PSOCID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PSOCID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does PSOCID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tiny soft-bodied insect of the order Psocoptera, such as a booklouse or a barklouse.
Psocids are only a millimetre or two long, and the species that live indoors feed on mould and starch in damp books, cereal and old paper. Outdoors they graze on fungi and algae across tree bark and leaves, and some have small wings while others have none at all. Despite the common name, they are not true lice and do not bite people.
How PSOCID is used
Technical; the everyday terms are booklouse and barklouse.
- A psocid crawled across the page of the damp old atlas.
- The pantry was full of psocid specks no larger than dust.
- Entomologists counted each psocid under a hand lens.
- A single psocid can go unnoticed for weeks in a humid cupboard.
- The psocid thrives wherever mould begins to form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSOCID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PSOCID
1 longer words begin with PSOCID.
Shorter words from the letters in PSOCID
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Common questions about PSOCID
- Is PSOCID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSOCID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSOCID worth?
- PSOCID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSOCID mean?
- A tiny soft-bodied insect of the order Psocoptera, such as a booklouse or a barklouse.
- What letters can be added to PSOCID?
- PSOCID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PSOCID:
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