What ADENOID Means
- 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”
- adjective: relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
ADENOID is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 D2 E1 N1 O1 I1 D2.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In ADENOID
89 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (1)
5 letter words (9)
4 letter words (26)
AEONAIDEAINEDADODEADDEANDEIDDENIDIDODIEDDINEDINODOENDONADONEEDDOEINAEOANIDEANAOINIDENIEDNODENODIODEAONIE
3 letter words (32)
2 letter words (21)
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