THEROPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. THEROPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THEROPOD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEROPOD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEROPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
theropodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THEROPOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THEROPOD, 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 | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THEROPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THEROPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two strong hind legs and had short forelimbs.
Theropods range from small, lightly built hunters to the giants such as Tyrannosaurus. Birds are now understood to have descended from this group, which is why scientists speak of living theropods.
How THEROPOD is used
Palaeontology and popular science writing.
- The museum has a complete theropod skeleton.
- Each theropod in the exhibit stands on two legs.
- A theropod track was found in the river mud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THEROPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THEROPOD
3 longer words begin with THEROPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in THEROPOD
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Common questions about THEROPOD
- Is THEROPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEROPOD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEROPOD worth?
- THEROPOD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THEROPOD mean?
- A meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two strong hind legs and had short forelimbs.
- What letters can be added to THEROPOD?
- THEROPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THEROPOD:
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