Is HYDROIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HYDROIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HYDROIDS mean?
Hydroids is a form of HYDROID.
- noun
colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + Y (4) + D (2) + R (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 HYDROIDS
HYDROIDS 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 HYDROIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hydrids15
- hydroid15
- hydrid14
- shoddy14
- dryish13
- hydros13
- hyoids13
- dishy12
- hydro12
- hyoid12
- yodhs12
- oddish11
- horsy11
- yodh11
- soddy10
- hoys10
- yirds9
- didy9
- hoy9
- shy9
- droids8
- sordid8
- roshi8
- dish8
- dohs8
- dory8
- dosh8
- drys8
- hods8
- shod8
- sidh8
- yird8
- yods8
- didos7
- droid7
- rhos7
- rosy7
- shri7
- doh7
- dry7
- hid7
- hod7
- yod7
- roids6
- dido6
- odds6
- his6
- hos6
- ohs6
- rho6
- sho6
- soh6
- soy6
- dors5
- rids5
- rods5
- roid5
- sord5
- did5
- odd5
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