SCIURID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCIURID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCIURID?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCIURID is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCIURID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sciuridsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCIURID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCIURID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does SCIURID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A rodent of the squirrel family, including tree squirrels, ground squirrels and marmots.
Biologists say sciurid when they want to cover every kind of squirrel and its close relatives at once. A chipmunk and a flying squirrel are both sciurids despite looking quite different.
How SCIURID is used
Sciurid is a scientific term seen in zoology texts and field guides.
- The marmot is a large ground-living sciurid.
- Each sciurid in the study was fitted with a tiny tag.
- A sciurid with a bushy tail raced up the oak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCIURID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCIURID
1 longer words begin with SCIURID.
Shorter words from the letters in SCIURID
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Common questions about SCIURID
- Is SCIURID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCIURID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCIURID worth?
- SCIURID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCIURID mean?
- A rodent of the squirrel family, including tree squirrels, ground squirrels and marmots.
- What letters can be added to SCIURID?
- SCIURID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCIURID:
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