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.
- noun
person who resembles a nonhuman primate
- noun
any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
- adjective
resembling apes
- adjective
resembling human beings
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anthropoid16
- donorship15
- phoronids15
- rhodopsin15
- strophoid15
- dropshot14
- hardtops14
- hoptoads14
- hospodar14
- phoronid14
- potshard14
- adsorption13
- sainthood13
- aphorist13
- harpoons13
- photinos13
- tranship13
- dashpot13
- dishpan13
- donship13
- hardtop13
- hoptoad13
- adoptions12
- parotoids12
- dishonor12
- harpins12
- harpist12
- harpoon12
- hatpins12
- orphans12
- photino12
- photons12
- poorish12
- aphids12
- adoption11
- hornitos11
- isopodan11
- pandoors11
- parodist11
- parotids11
- parotoid11
- pintados11
- poniards11
- satinpod11
- anthoid11
- dahoons11
- dhooras11
- dhootis11
- dronish11
- hadrons11
- hairdos11
- hotrods11
- toadish11
- harpin11
- hatpin11
- orphan11
- parish11
- pathos11
- pharos11
- phonos11
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