THEROID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. THEROID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THEROID?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEROID is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEROID
No single letter turns THEROID into another word.
How THEROID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THEROID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does THEROID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Resembling a beast or an animal; bestial.
Theroid is a rare scholarly word built from a Greek root for wild beast. It describes features or behaviour that look more animal than human.
How THEROID is used
Theroid is used in rare, learned writing, sometimes about skulls, fossils or behaviour.
- The sculptor gave the figure a theroid face.
- Early anatomists noted theroid traits in the fossil skull.
- His theroid snarl frightened the children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THEROID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THEROID
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Common questions about THEROID
- Is THEROID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEROID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEROID worth?
- THEROID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THEROID mean?
- Resembling a beast or an animal; bestial.
- What letters can be added to THEROID?
- No single letter can be added to THEROID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THEROID:
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