REDUVIID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. REDUVIID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDUVIID?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDUVIID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDUVIID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reduviidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDUVIID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REDUVIID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDUVIID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REDUVIID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A predatory bug of the family Reduviidae, such as an assassin bug or kissing bug.
Most reduviids hunt other insects by stabbing them with a short beak, but a few feed on blood. Some South American kinds carry the parasite behind Chagas disease.
How REDUVIID is used
Used in entomology and public health.
- A reduviid waited motionless on the leaf for its prey.
- The reduviid injected its victim and sucked it dry.
- Researchers collected a reduviid from the cracks of the hut wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDUVIID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REDUVIID
1 longer words begin with REDUVIID.
Shorter words from the letters in REDUVIID
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Common questions about REDUVIID
- Is REDUVIID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDUVIID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDUVIID worth?
- REDUVIID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDUVIID mean?
- A predatory bug of the family Reduviidae, such as an assassin bug or kissing bug.
- What letters can be added to REDUVIID?
- REDUVIID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REDUVIID:
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