SCORPAENID is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SCORPAENID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCORPAENID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCORPAENID is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCORPAENID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scorpaenidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCORPAENID scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCORPAENID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCORPAENID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCORPAENID
- All 10 letters of SCORPAENID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCORPAENID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A spiny-finned marine fish of the family that includes rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
Scorpaenids are bottom-dwelling predators, many of them armoured with a bony head and venomous spines. They are found in warm seas, with the greatest variety in the Pacific. Anglers and divers learn to handle a scorpaenid with caution.
How SCORPAENID is used
Scorpaenid is a zoological term, used for any member of the scorpionfish family.
- The diver photographed a camouflaged scorpaenid on the reef.
- A lionfish is a striking scorpaenid with long feathery spines.
- Each scorpaenid in the tank was labelled with its species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCORPAENID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCORPAENID
1 longer words begin with SCORPAENID.
Shorter words from the letters in SCORPAENID
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Common questions about SCORPAENID
- Is SCORPAENID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCORPAENID, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCORPAENID worth?
- SCORPAENID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCORPAENID mean?
- A spiny-finned marine fish of the family that includes rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- What letters can be added to SCORPAENID?
- SCORPAENID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCORPAENID:
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