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Is thyroid a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word thyroid is a Scrabble US word. The word thyroid is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

T1H4Y4R1O1I1D2

Is thyroid a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word thyroid is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

T1H4Y4R1O1I1D2

Is thyroid a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word thyroid is a Words With Friends word. The word thyroid is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1H3Y3R1O1I1D2

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7-letter words (1 found)

THYROID,

5-letter words (10 found)

DHOTI,DIRTY,DORTY,DROIT,HYDRO,HYOID,RHODY,THIRD,THRID,YIRTH,

4-letter words (25 found)

DIRT,DOIT,DORT,DORY,DOTH,DOTY,HORI,RIOT,ROID,ROTI,RYOT,THIO,THIR,THRO,TIDY,TIRO,TODY,TORI,TORY,TRIO,TROD,TROY,TYRO,YIRD,YODH,

3-letter words (29 found)

DIT,DOH,DOR,DOT,DOY,DRY,HID,HIT,HOD,HOI,HOT,HOY,ORD,ORT,RHO,RHY,RID,RIT,ROD,ROT,THO,THY,TID,TOD,TOR,TOY,TRY,YID,YOD,

2-letter words (15 found)

DI,DO,HI,HO,ID,IO,IT,OD,OH,OI,OR,OY,TI,TO,YO,

You can make 80 words from thyroid according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of thyroid

thyroid

Alternative forms

  • thyreoid

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thureós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/
  • Rhymes: -aɪɹɔɪd

Adjective

thyroid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
  2. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
    1. Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.

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Translations

Noun

thyroid (plural thyroids)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage.
  2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroid gland.
    1. (medicine) An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Derived terms

References

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

Anagrams

  • Hydriot

Source: wiktionary.org