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Is psyllid a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word psyllid is a Scrabble US word. The word psyllid is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is psyllid a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word psyllid is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

PSYLLID,

6-letter words (1 found)

IDYLLS,

5-letter words (9 found)

DILLS,DILLY,IDYLL,IDYLS,PILLS,SILLY,SLILY,SPILL,YILLS,

4-letter words (20 found)

DILL,DIPS,IDLY,IDYL,ILLS,ILLY,LIDS,LILY,LIPS,LISP,PILL,PILY,SILD,SILL,SLID,SLIP,SYLI,YIDS,YILL,YIPS,

3-letter words (15 found)

DIP,DIS,IDS,ILL,LID,LIP,LIS,PIS,PLY,PSI,SIP,SLY,SPY,YID,YIP,

2-letter words (6 found)

DI,ID,IS,LI,PI,SI,

You can make 52 words from psyllid according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of psyllid

psyllid

Etymology

From translingual Psyllidae, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪlɪd/

Noun

psyllid (plural psyllids)

  1. Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
    • 1995, J. W. Beardsley, K. S. Hagen, J. R. Leeper, R, L. Tassan, 17: Acacia Psyllid, James Robert Nechols (editor), Biological Control in the Western United States, page 91,
      The acacia psyllid, Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver) (formerly Psylla uncatoides), feeds primarily on the young terminal growth of Acacia and Albizia species.
    • 2006, Elizabeth Grafton-cardwell, Asian Citrus Psyllid, ANR Publication 8205, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, page 3,
      Psyllids extract large quantities of sap from the plant as they feed and produce copious amounts of honeydew.

Synonyms

  • (any species of family Psyllidae): jumping plant louse

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