TODY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TODY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TODY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TODY is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TODY
No single letter turns TODY into another word.
How TODY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does TODY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, brightly coloured insect-eating bird native to the Caribbean islands.
A tody has a short tail, a long thin bill, and vivid green and red plumage. Several species of tody live only on specific Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola, and nowhere else in the wild.
How TODY is used
Refers to small birds of the genus Todus, found only in the Caribbean region.
- The tody perched on a low branch near the stream.
- Birdwatchers spotted a tody in the forest canopy.
- The Cuban tody has a bright red throat.
- A tody darted out to catch a passing insect.
- The guide pointed out a tody hidden among the leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TODY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TODY
The 4 tiles of TODY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in TODY
1 words end in TODY. Useful as a back hook: play TODY onto a word already on the board.
Words with TODY inside
7 words contain TODY in the middle. Words that start with TODY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TODY
Common questions about TODY
- Is TODY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TODY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TODY worth?
- TODY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TODY mean?
- A small, brightly coloured insect-eating bird native to the Caribbean islands.
- What letters can be added to TODY?
- No single letter can be added to TODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TODY:
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