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Is ANTHROPOIDS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ANTHROPOIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ANTHROPOIDS mean?

Anthropoids is a form of ANTHROPOID.

  1. noun

    person who resembles a nonhuman primate

  2. noun

    any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids

  3. adjective

    resembling apes

  4. adjective

    resembling human beings

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
11

A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 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 ANTHROPOIDS

ANTHROPOIDS 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.

Words you can make from ANTHROPOIDS

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