TORTRICID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TORTRICID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORTRICID?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORTRICID is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORTRICID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tortricidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TORTRICID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TORTRICID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TORTRICID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TORTRICID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Any small moth of the family Tortricidae, whose larvae often roll leaves or feed inside fruit.
The codling moth is a well-known tortricid, notorious among apple growers. Adults tend to be dull brown or grey, and the bell-shaped outline of their folded wings is a handy clue in the field.
How TORTRICID is used
A zoological word; a tortricid may also be called a leafroller, depending on the species.
- The codling moth is a tortricid that attacks apples.
- Each tortricid larva rolled a leaf around itself.
- The collector pinned a tortricid next to its relatives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORTRICID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TORTRICID
1 longer words begin with TORTRICID.
Shorter words from the letters in TORTRICID
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Common questions about TORTRICID
- Is TORTRICID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORTRICID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORTRICID worth?
- TORTRICID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORTRICID mean?
- Any small moth of the family Tortricidae, whose larvae often roll leaves or feed inside fruit.
- What letters can be added to TORTRICID?
- TORTRICID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TORTRICID:
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