STAPHYLINID is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. STAPHYLINID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAPHYLINID?
| 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 STAPHYLINID is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAPHYLINID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
staphylinidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAPHYLINID scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in STAPHYLINID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAPHYLINID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STAPHYLINID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A beetle of the family Staphylinidae, the large group commonly known as rove beetles.
These beetles are easy to spot by their short wing covers and long, flexible bodies that look almost like earwigs. A staphylinid often hunts small creatures in leaf litter, soil or rotting matter.
How STAPHYLINID is used
Used by entomologists; hobbyists usually say rove beetle rather than staphylinid.
- The collector pinned a tiny staphylinid beside the other specimens.
- A staphylinid raised its tail as it scurried across the damp log.
- Hundreds of species of staphylinid live in the forest floor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAPHYLINID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STAPHYLINID
2 longer words begin with STAPHYLINID.
Shorter words from the letters in STAPHYLINID
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Common questions about STAPHYLINID
- Is STAPHYLINID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAPHYLINID, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAPHYLINID worth?
- STAPHYLINID is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAPHYLINID mean?
- A beetle of the family Staphylinidae, the large group commonly known as rove beetles.
- What letters can be added to STAPHYLINID?
- STAPHYLINID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of STAPHYLINID:
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