Is ACARIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACARIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACARIDS mean?
Acarids is a form of ACARID.
- noun
very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ACARIDS
ACARIDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of ACARIDS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ACARIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascarid10
- cardias10
- acarid9
- cairds9
- cardia9
- darics9
- acids8
- acrid8
- asdic8
- cadis8
- caids8
- caird8
- cards8
- daric8
- acais7
- acari7
- crias7
- sacra7
- acid7
- cadi7
- cads7
- caid7
- card7
- disc7
- scad7
- raids6
- acai6
- arcs6
- asci6
- cars6
- casa6
- cria6
- cris6
- scar6
- cad6
- arias5
- raias5
- aids5
- arid5
- dais5
- rads5
- raid5
- rids5
- sadi5
- said5
- sard5
- arc5
- car5
- cis5
- sac5
- sic5
- airs4
- aria4
- raia4
- rais4
- rias4
- sari4
- ads4
- aid4
- das4
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