SCIAENID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCIAENID 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 SCIAENID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCIAENID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCIAENID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sciaenidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCIAENID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCIAENID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCIAENID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCIAENID
- SCIAENID runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCIAENID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A fish of the drum or croaker family, found mostly in warm seas.
Sciaenid fish are known for the drumming or croaking sound they make with their swim bladders. Many are prized by anglers and fishermen.
How SCIAENID is used
Sciaenid is used in ichthyology and fisheries writing.
- The weakfish is a common sciaenid of the Atlantic coast.
- Each sciaenid in the catch made a faint croak.
- A sciaenid has a swim bladder that works as a drum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCIAENID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCIAENID
1 longer words begin with SCIAENID.
Shorter words from the letters in SCIAENID
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Common questions about SCIAENID
- Is SCIAENID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCIAENID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCIAENID worth?
- SCIAENID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCIAENID mean?
- A fish of the drum or croaker family, found mostly in warm seas.
- What letters can be added to SCIAENID?
- SCIAENID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCIAENID:
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