RHIZOPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. RHIZOPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHIZOPOD?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RHIZOPOD is to know. It scores 23 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHIZOPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rhizopodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RHIZOPOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RHIZOPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RHIZOPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RHIZOPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A single-celled organism that moves by extending rootlike or lobed projections, such as an amoeba.
A rhizopod flows forward by pushing out pseudopods and engulfing its food. Biology textbooks group each rhizopod with the amoebas and related creatures.
How RHIZOPOD is used
Rhizopod is a biological term for amoeba-like protozoa.
- Under the microscope the rhizopod crept across the slide.
- An amoeba is a typical rhizopod.
- Each rhizopod changes shape as it feeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHIZOPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RHIZOPOD
4 longer words begin with RHIZOPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in RHIZOPOD
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Common questions about RHIZOPOD
- Is RHIZOPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHIZOPOD, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHIZOPOD worth?
- RHIZOPOD is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHIZOPOD mean?
- A single-celled organism that moves by extending rootlike or lobed projections, such as an amoeba.
- What letters can be added to RHIZOPOD?
- RHIZOPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RHIZOPOD:
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