SIDA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. SIDA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SIDA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIDA is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sidasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIDA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SIDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about SIDA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SIDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any plant of a large tropical genus of the mallow family, some of which yield tough fibers similar to hemp.
A sida is a shrubby or herbaceous plant common across warm and tropical regions, related to the mallow and cotton family, and several kinds contain sticky, mucilaginous sap along with fibers strong enough to be twisted into cordage as a substitute for hemp or flax. Botanists group dozens of such species together under this one name.
How SIDA is used
Technical botanical usage; appears mainly in plant guides and descriptions of tropical vegetation.
- The field guide listed a common sida growing along the roadside.
- Villagers twisted the fiber of the sida into rough rope.
- Botanists collected several species of sida during the survey.
- The sida bore small yellow flowers typical of the mallow family.
- A patch of sida had taken over the abandoned field.
botany
Any plant of a large tropical genus of the mallow family, some of which yield tough fibers similar to hemp.
A sida is a shrubby or herbaceous plant common across warm and tropical regions, related to the mallow and cotton family, and several kinds contain sticky, mucilaginous sap along with fibers strong enough to be twisted into cordage as a substitute for hemp or flax. Botanists group dozens of such species together under this one name.
How SIDA is used
Technical botanical usage; appears mainly in plant guides and descriptions of tropical vegetation.
- The field guide listed a common sida growing along the roadside.
- Villagers twisted the fiber of the sida into rough rope.
- Botanists collected several species of sida during the survey.
- The sida bore small yellow flowers typical of the mallow family.
- A patch of sida had taken over the abandoned field.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of SIDA and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIDA
The 4 tiles of SIDA in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SIDA
3 longer words begin with SIDA.
Words ending in SIDA
1 words end in SIDA. Useful as a back hook: play SIDA onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIDA inside
15 words contain SIDA in the middle. Words that start with SIDA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIDA
Common questions about SIDA
- Is SIDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDA worth?
- SIDA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIDA mean?
- Any plant of a large tropical genus of the mallow family, some of which yield tough fibers similar to hemp.
- What letters can be added to SIDA?
- SIDA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SIDA:
Open SIDA in the Word Finder