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Yes. The word adenoid is a Scrabble US word. The word adenoid is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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7-letter words (1 found)

ADENOID,

6-letter words (1 found)

DAINED,

5-letter words (9 found)

ADDIO,AIDED,ANODE,DAINE,DANIO,DIANE,DINED,DIODE,NIDED,

4-letter words (26 found)

AEON,AIDE,AINE,DADO,DEAD,DEAN,DEID,DENI,DIDO,DIED,DINE,DINO,DOEN,DONA,DONE,EDDO,EINA,EOAN,IDEA,NAOI,NIDE,NIED,NODE,NODI,ODEA,ONIE,

3-letter words (32 found)

ADD,ADO,AID,AIN,AND,ANE,ANI,DAD,DAE,DAN,DEI,DEN,DID,DIE,DIN,DOD,DOE,DON,EAN,END,EON,IDE,ION,NAE,NED,NID,NIE,NOD,ODA,ODD,ODE,ONE,

2-letter words (21 found)

AD,AE,AI,AN,DA,DE,DI,DO,EA,ED,EN,ID,IN,IO,NA,NE,NO,OD,OE,OI,ON,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 91 words from adenoid according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of adenoid

adenoid

Etymology

Late 19th century borrowing from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (adenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (adḗn, “gland”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”); equivalent to aden- +‎ -oid. The noun is derived from ellipsis of tumeur adénoïde (“glandular tumor”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈad.ɪn.ɔɪd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæd.əˌnɔɪd/, /ˈædˌnɔɪd/

Adjective

adenoid (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, relational)
    1. Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
      Synonym: lymphoid
    2. Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
      Synonym: adenoidal
    3. Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.

Noun

adenoid (plural adenoids)

  1. (medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
  3. (anatomy, usually in the plural) Such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula.
    Synonyms: Luschka's tonsil, nasopharyngeal tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
    Hypernym: tonsil
    Coordinate terms: lingual tonsil, palatine tonsil

Synonyms

  • pharyngeal tonsil

Derived terms

  • adenoid cystic carcinoma
  • adenoidal
  • adenoidectomy
  • adenoidism
  • adenoiditis

Translations

References

  • “adenoid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “adenoid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “adenoids”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “adenoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • Category:adenoids on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • adeonid

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δήν (adḗn, “gland”) +‎ -oid. First attested in 1872.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.dɛˈnɔ.it/
  • Rhymes: -ɔit
  • Syllabification: a‧de‧no‧id

Noun

adenoid m inan

  1. (anatomy) adenoid
    Synonym: migdałek gardłowy

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • adenoid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • adenoid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French adénoïde.

Adjective

adenoid m or n (feminine singular adenoidă, masculine plural adenoizi, feminine and neuter plural adenoide)

  1. adenoid

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Source: wiktionary.org