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Celluloid

c 3e 1l 1l 1u 1l 1o 1i 1d 2

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 9 letters · Less common

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

What does celluloid mean?

noun

  1. highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics

  2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures

    “theater pieces transferred to celluloid”

    Synonymsfilmcinema

adjective

  1. artificial as if portrayed in a film

    “a novel with flat celluloid characters”

    Synonymssynthetic

Is CELLULOID 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 CELLULOID worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
c 3e 1l 1l 1u 1l 1o 1i 1d 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
c 4e 1l 2l 2u 2l 2o 1i 1d 2

Wordfeud

14 pts
c 4e 1l 1l 1u 2l 1o 1i 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
c 3e 1l 2l 2u 2l 2o 1i 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in CELLULOID

Hooks for CELLULOID

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

celluloids

Words that end like CELLULOID

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.

paranoidtrapezoidasteroidavoiddevoidvoidandroidtabloidthyroidtyphoid
All words ending in -OID

Celluloid: quick answers

Is CELLULOID a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CELLULOID is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CELLULOID worth?
CELLULOID scores 12 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does celluloid mean?
As a noun, celluloid means “highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CELLULOID?
You can make 152 shorter words from CELLULOID, such as LODICULE, CODILLE, COLLIDE, COLLIED. See the full list.