SALMONID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SALMONID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALMONID?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALMONID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALMONID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salmonidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALMONID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SALMONID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALMONID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SALMONID
- All 8 letters of SALMONID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SALMONID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A fish belonging to the family that includes salmon, trout and char.
Salmonid is the family-level label used by anglers, fishery managers and biologists. It groups species that often migrate between rivers and the sea and need clean, cold water.
How SALMONID is used
Salmonid appears in fisheries reports and conservation texts.
- Every salmonid in the stream was counted.
- Warmer water is a threat to the young salmonid.
- The trout is the best-known freshwater salmonid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALMONID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALMONID
1 longer words begin with SALMONID.
Shorter words from the letters in SALMONID
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Common questions about SALMONID
- Is SALMONID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALMONID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALMONID worth?
- SALMONID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALMONID mean?
- A fish belonging to the family that includes salmon, trout and char.
- What letters can be added to SALMONID?
- SALMONID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SALMONID:
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