THYREOIDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. THYREOIDS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept THYREOIDS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THYREOIDS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THYREOIDS
No single letter turns THYREOIDS into another word.
How THYREOIDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THYREOIDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THYREOIDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THYREOIDS
- All 9 letters of THYREOIDS are different — nothing repeats.
- THYREOIDS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of THYREOIDS
The 9 tiles of THYREOIDS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in THYREOIDS
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Common questions about THYREOIDS
- Is THYREOIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THYREOIDS is not in it.
- How many points is THYREOIDS worth?
- THYREOIDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THYREOIDS?
- No single letter can be added to THYREOIDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THYREOIDS:
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