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Is cricoid a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cricoid is a Scrabble US word. The word cricoid is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is cricoid a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cricoid is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word cricoid is a Words With Friends word. The word cricoid is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

CRICOID,

5-letter words (4 found)

CROCI,DORIC,IODIC,RIDIC,

4-letter words (7 found)

COID,COIR,CORD,CROC,IRID,ODIC,ROID,

3-letter words (10 found)

CID,COD,COR,DOC,DOR,ORC,ORD,RID,ROC,ROD,

2-letter words (7 found)

DI,DO,ID,IO,OD,OI,OR,

You can make 29 words from cricoid according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cricoid

cricoid

Etymology

Borrowed rom New Latin cricoīdēs, from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krikoeidḗs, “ring-shaped, annular”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹʌɪ.kɔɪd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/
  • Rhymes: (General American) -aɪkɔɪd

Adjective

cricoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.
    Synonym: cricoidal

Derived terms

  • cricoid cartilage
  • postcricoid
  • precricoid
  • supracricoid

Noun

cricoid (plural cricoids)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of cricoid cartilage..

Derived terms

  • crico-
  • cricoidal
  • cricoidectomy

Translations

References

  • “cricoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “cricoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • circoid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cricoïde.

Adjective

cricoid m or n (feminine singular cricoidă, masculine plural cricoizi, feminine and neuter plural cricoide)

  1. cricoid

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org