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Adenoid

a 1d 2e 1n 1o 1i 1d 2

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 7 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does adenoid mean?

noun

  1. 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”

    Synonymspharyngeal tonsilthird tonsiltonsilla pharyngealistonsilla adenoidea

adjective

  1. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue

Is ADENOID a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ADENOID worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
a 1d 2e 1n 1o 1i 1d 2

Words With Friends

10 pts
a 1d 2e 1n 2o 1i 1d 2

Wordfeud

9 pts
a 1d 2e 1n 1o 1i 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
a 1d 2e 1n 1o 1i 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ADENOID

Hooks for ADENOID

Add one letter to the front or back of ADENOID to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

adenoids

Words that end like ADENOID

Common words that share the ending -OID, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

paranoidasteroidtrapezoidavoiddevoidvoidandroidtabloidthyroidtyphoid
All words ending in -OID

Adenoid: quick answers

Is ADENOID a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ADENOID is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ADENOID worth?
ADENOID scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does adenoid mean?
As a noun, adenoid means “a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ADENOID?
You can make 88 shorter words from ADENOID, such as DAINED, ADDIO, AIDED, DINED. See the full list.