Is ADENOID a word?
ADENOID is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ADENOID is a valid word.
What does adenoid mean?
noun: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx).
“hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ADENOID: word details
- Pronunciation: A-duh-noyd (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside adenoid
Words you can make from the letters of adenoid.
Solve a whole rack, not just ADENOID
ADENOID is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ADENOID mean?
ADENOID is a noun. It means: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx).
Is ADENOID a valid word?
Yes, ADENOID is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.