TRICHOMONAD is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. TRICHOMONAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRICHOMONAD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRICHOMONAD is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRICHOMONAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trichomonadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRICHOMONAD scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TRICHOMONAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRICHOMONAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRICHOMONAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A parasitic single-celled organism with several whip-like tails that lives in the digestive or urinary and genital tracts of animals.
One trichomonad species causes the common infection trichomoniasis in people. Vets also see a trichomonad infecting cattle and pigeons.
How TRICHOMONAD is used
Used in parasitology and medicine to name this group of protozoans.
- The doctor found a trichomonad in the sample.
- A trichomonad moves with its flagella and a ruffled membrane.
- Cattle can carry a trichomonad that causes infertility.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRICHOMONAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRICHOMONAD
2 longer words begin with TRICHOMONAD.
Shorter words from the letters in TRICHOMONAD
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Common questions about TRICHOMONAD
- Is TRICHOMONAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRICHOMONAD, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRICHOMONAD worth?
- TRICHOMONAD is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRICHOMONAD mean?
- A parasitic single-celled organism with several whip-like tails that lives in the digestive or urinary and genital tracts of animals.
- What letters can be added to TRICHOMONAD?
- TRICHOMONAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TRICHOMONAD:
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