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Is hyoid a Scrabble word?

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

H4Y4O1I1D2

Is hyoid a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4Y4O1I1D2

Is hyoid a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hyoid is a Words With Friends word. The word hyoid is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3Y3O1I1D2

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5-letter words (1 found)

HYOID,

4-letter words (1 found)

YODH,

3-letter words (8 found)

DOH,DOY,HID,HOD,HOI,HOY,YID,YOD,

2-letter words (11 found)

DI,DO,HI,HO,ID,IO,OD,OH,OI,OY,YO,

You can make 21 words from hyoid according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of hyoid

hyoid yhoid hoyid ohyid yohid oyhid hyiod yhiod hiyod ihyod yihod iyhod hoiyd ohiyd hioyd ihoyd oihyd iohyd yoihd oyihd yiohd iyohd oiyhd ioyhd hyodi yhodi hoydi ohydi yohdi oyhdi hydoi yhdoi hdyoi dhyoi ydhoi dyhoi hodyi ohdyi hdoyi dhoyi odhyi dohyi yodhi oydhi ydohi dyohi odyhi doyhi hyido yhido hiydo ihydo yihdo iyhdo hydio yhdio hdyio dhyio ydhio dyhio hidyo ihdyo hdiyo dhiyo idhyo dihyo yidho iydho ydiho dyiho idyho diyho hoidy ohidy hiody ihody oihdy iohdy hodiy ohdiy hdoiy dhoiy odhiy dohiy hidoy ihdoy hdioy dhioy idhoy dihoy oidhy iodhy odihy doihy idohy diohy yoidh oyidh yiodh iyodh oiydh ioydh yodih oydih ydoih dyoih odyih doyih yidoh iydoh ydioh dyioh idyoh diyoh oidyh iodyh odiyh doiyh idoyh dioyh

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Definitions and meaning of hyoid

hyoid

Etymology

Borrowing from French hyoïde, from New Latin hȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û, “the Greek letter upsilon”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/
  • Rhymes: -aɪɔɪd

Adjective

hyoid (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
    This stick has a hyoid shape.
    Synonym: U-shaped
  3. (anatomy, zootomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone.
    Synonyms: hyoidal, hyoideal, hyoidean

Derived terms

Related terms

  • hyoideal
  • hyoidean

Noun

hyoid (plural hyoids)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of hyoid bone.

Derived terms

  • hyoidal

References

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

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