PYCNOGONID is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PYCNOGONID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYCNOGONID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYCNOGONID is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYCNOGONID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pycnogonidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYCNOGONID scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PYCNOGONID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYCNOGONID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PYCNOGONID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A sea spider, a small marine arthropod with a tiny body and very long, thin legs.
A pycnogonid walks along the seabed on legs so long that some of its organs extend into them. Though it looks like a spider, it belongs to its own class. Divers and marine biologists find it clinging to corals and seaweed.
How PYCNOGONID is used
Used in marine biology and zoology.
- The pycnogonid crept across the rock on spindly legs.
- A pycnogonid was found in the cold waters of the Antarctic.
- Biologists collected each pycnogonid with a fine net.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYCNOGONID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYCNOGONID
1 longer words begin with PYCNOGONID.
Shorter words from the letters in PYCNOGONID
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Common questions about PYCNOGONID
- Is PYCNOGONID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYCNOGONID, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYCNOGONID worth?
- PYCNOGONID is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYCNOGONID mean?
- A sea spider, a small marine arthropod with a tiny body and very long, thin legs.
- What letters can be added to PYCNOGONID?
- PYCNOGONID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PYCNOGONID:
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