TERATOID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TERATOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERATOID?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERATOID is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERATOID
No single letter turns TERATOID into another word.
How TERATOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TERATOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TERATOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TERATOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Teratoid describes something that resembles a monster or is formed by abnormal development.
Medical writers call a growth teratoid when it looks malformed or like a teratoma. Outside science the word is almost never used.
How TERATOID is used
Teratoid is a specialist term in biology and medicine for abnormal, monstrous forms.
- The pathologist described the tumour as teratoid.
- A teratoid growth was found during the examination.
- Old textbooks show teratoid specimens preserved in jars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERATOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TERATOID
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Common questions about TERATOID
- Is TERATOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERATOID, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERATOID worth?
- TERATOID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERATOID mean?
- Teratoid describes something that resembles a monster or is formed by abnormal development.
- What letters can be added to TERATOID?
- No single letter can be added to TERATOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TERATOID:
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