Is ARACHNOIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARACHNOIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARACHNOIDS mean?
Arachnoids is a form of ARACHNOID.
- noun
the middle of the 3 meninges
- noun
air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
- adjective
relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + N (1) + O (1) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 ARACHNOIDS
ARACHNOIDS 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 ARACHNOIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arachnids15
- arachnoid15
- arachnid14
- hadronic14
- handcars14
- chadars13
- chadors13
- handcar13
- orchids13
- anarchs12
- anchors12
- archons12
- cronish12
- ranchos12
- chadar12
- chador12
- chadri12
- chards12
- chords12
- dachas12
- orchid12
- rhodic12
- schrod12
- sardonic11
- darshan11
- dharnas11
- dronish11
- hadrons11
- hairdos11
- anarch11
- anchor11
- anchos11
- archon11
- ashcan11
- chains11
- chairs11
- chanas11
- charas11
- chinas11
- chinos11
- chiros11
- choana11
- choirs11
- hoasca11
- ichors11
- inarch11
- nachas11
- nachos11
- orchis11
- rachis11
- rancho11
- chads11
- chard11
- chord11
- dacha11
- ocarinas10
- acarids10
- acaroid10
- ascarid10
- canards10
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