698 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first
isocarboxazid34
hyperthyroid27
hypocycloid27
hypothyroid26
spermatozoid26
hypereutectoid25
philanthropoid25
phospholipid25
anaphylactoid24
cryptorchid24
hypoeutectoid24
amphidiploid23
chambermaid23
charquid23
hypodiploid23
pyroxenoid23
schizoid23
chrysomelid22
cysticercoid22
endopolyploid22
glucocorticoid22
hexaploid22
hydrocolloid22
hyperboloid22
iproniazid22
paratyphoid22
semiliquid22
allopolyploid21
autopolyploid21
benzenoid21
diphtheroid21
hyperploid21
micrometeoroid21
monohybrid21
trapezoid21
amphiploid20
antityphoid20
bombycid20
epicycloid20
hyperacid20
hypoploid20
nymphalid20
oxyacid20
parathyroid20
rhizoid20
staphylinid20
subarachnoid20
thylakoid20
xiphoid20
zygoid20
antiapartheid19
bipyramid19
corticosteroid19
glycolipid19
hemorrhoid19
hypoacid19
isoniazid19
lymphoid19
myxoid19
nonliquid19
nucleocapsid19
overvivid19
phosphid19
plerocercoid19
pycnogonid19
pyrethroid19
quinonoid19
schoolkid19
zebroid19
zincoid19
amygdaloid18
antithyroid18
chironomid18
chrysalid18
cycadeoid18
dihybrid18
eriophyid18
hydracid18
hyperarid18
illiquid18
orthopteroid18
perfervid18
prehominid18
protoxid18
soliquid18
sphenopsid18
trihybrid18
allotetraploid17
autotetraploid17
backslid17
chancroid17
chromatid17
crystalloid17
ephemerid17
epithelioid17
heteroploid17
hyracoid17
milkmaid17
monorchid17
peroxid17
phylloid17
polyploid17
probenecid17
procercoid17
quinoid17
squalid17
taxpaid17
tubificid17
xyloid17
anthropoid16
bridesmaid16
cannabinoid16
characid16
conchoid16
condyloid16
cyanamid16
cyprinid16
dairymaid16
embryoid16
epidermoid16
erythroid16
euphausiid16
eurypterid16
euthyroid16
flavonoid16
hypnoid16
hysteroid16
katydid16
ketosteroid16
lampyrid16
leukemoid16
liquid16
masjid16
musjid16
myceloid16
phytoid16
pinnatifid16
polybrid16
polypoid16
pterygoid16
pygmoid16
rheumatoid16
rhomboid16
scaphoid16
scombroid16
subhumid16
superfluid16
sylphid16
syrphid16
tetroxid16
tuberculoid16
typhoid16
apartheid15
arachnoid15
bicuspid15
cepheid15
chalcid15
cichlid15
counterbid15
cycloid15
dioxid15
echiuroid15
epileptoid15
equid15
eunuchoid15
fibrinoid15
flaccid15
grandkid15
gynecoid15
handmaid15
housemaid15
hybrid15
hydatid15
hydroid15
impavid15
ixodid15
kidvid15
ophiuroid15
overplaid15
paraboloid15
pentaploid15
phasmid15
prismatoid15
proplastid15
pyramid15
scorpaenid15
semifluid15
sphingid15
squid15
therapsid15
thyreoid15
thyrsoid15
trioxid15
viverrid15
zooid15
arachnid14
bacteroid14
bondmaid14
botryoid14
carcinoid14
caryatid14
choreoid14
chorioid14
coccoid14
corticoid14
cotyloid14
counterraid14
coverlid14
cymoid14
dispersoid14
echinoid14
gabbroid14
glochid14
helicoid14
hematoid14
hominoid14
humanoid14
hyaloid14
hydrid14
hyenoid14
inviscid14
isthmoid14
jassid14
jerrid14
lambdoid14
medicaid14
monoploid14
multifid14
octoploid14
overpaid14
overrigid14
phoronid14
proglottid14
pyranoid14
pyrenoid14
qaid14
quid14
sangfroid14
spermatid14
sphenoid14
spheroid14
subfluid14
synapsid14
tachinid14
tenebrionid14
thyroid14
toxoid14
tracheid14
trichoid14
tricuspid14
trochoid14
vibrioid14
waylaid14
acetamid13
acetanilid13
aforesaid13
alkaloid13
amberoid13
ammonoid13
amoeboid13
amyloid13
antiskid13
arytenoid13
braconid13
cancroid13
carotenoid13
carotinoid13
cheloid13
chlorid13
choroid13
clupeoid13
coccid13
colubrid13
coracoid13
cricetid13
cystoid13
demantoid13
dermestid13
disulfid13
eicosanoid13
ethmoid13
factoid13
fervid13
fibroid13
fusulinid13
geometrid13
haemoid13
haploid13
hominid13
isoprenoid13
jerid13
keratoid13
mongoloid13
monoacid13
mucinoid13
multigrid13
myeloid13
obovoid13
ochroid13
outchid13
overbid13
parasitoid13
pellucid13
plasmoid13
postpaid13
prismoid13
psyllid13
pyralid13
racemoid13
reduviid13
sayyid13
scincoid13
semirigid13
soothsaid13
subacrid13
sulphid13
synergid13
tailskid13
tetraploid13
ultrarapid13
underpaid13
viscoid13
ambroid12
ameboid12
aneuploid12
antherid12
athetoid12
barmaid12
cactoid12
carabid12
carangid12
cardioid12
celluloid12
cervid12
clupeid12
coralloid12
cormoid12
cricoid12
culicid12
cyanid12
ellipsoid12
elytroid12
eutectoid12
filariid12
forbid12
foredid12
foresaid12
fucoid12
fungoid12
groupoid12
hemoid12
hispid12
hyoid12
medusoid12
mermaid12
metalloid12
meteoroid12
monacid12
nonfluid12
nonskid12
nonvalid12
nursemaid12
orchid12
overdid12
overlaid12
oxid12
peracid12
percoid12
periodid12
placoid12
planetoid12
plasmid12
prepaid12
salmonoid12
semisolid12
splendid12
subacid12
terpenoid12
thalloid12
tortricid12
unafraid12
uncandid12
underbid12
upbraid12
valgoid12
verbid12
vespid12
viscid12
vivid12
actinoid11
anconoid11
anthoid11
aphid11
autacoid11
autocoid11
bifid11
bovid11
bromid11
capsid11
catenoid11
ceboid11
centroid11
ceratoid11
coronoid11
cuboid11
cuspid11
dendroid11
dermoid11
desmoid11
devoid11
diapsid11
diploid11
discoid11
emulsoid11
euglenoid11
eupatrid11
fluorid11
fordid11
frigid11
fulgid11
globoid11
gneissoid11
gobioid11
granitoid11
gravid11
histoid11
humid11
indigoid11
intrepid11
invalid11
keloid11
lacertid11
lemuroid11
limpid11
limuloid11
lithoid11
manatoid11
melanoid11
morbid11
mucoid11
muraenid11
muscid11
myoid11
mysid11
naevoid11
noctuoid11
nonsteroid11
nucleoid11
oribatid11
pagurid11
paranoid11
parotoid11
pavid11
peptid11
petaloid11
pinguid11
placid11
psocid11
pyoid11
salmonid11
satyrid11
sciaenid11
sciuroid11
sclereid11
scleroid11
semiarid11
sepaloid11
sesamoid11
sigmoid11
styloid11
tetracid11
theroid11
triploid11
tuberoid11
underdid11
underlaid11
unrepaid11
vapid11
whid11
acaroid10
afraid10
antacid10
ascarid10
bedrid10
bestrid10
candid10
carotid10
cebid10
cestoid10
chid10
cirsoid10
cissoid10
colloid10
crinoid10
ctenoid10
cupid10
desmid10
diacid10
emeroid10
ericoid10
euploid10
eyelid10
florid10
foetid10
gainsaid10
haloid10
horrid10
insipid10
interlaid10
labroid10
landslid10
leporid10
liguloid10
mastoid10
mattoid10
misdid10
mislaid10
missaid10
mucid10
nautiloid10
navaid10
nevoid10
noctuid10
nonacid10
nonpaid10
nonrigid10
oceloid10
odontoid10
parotid10
plastid10
pongid10
proteid10
remorid10
saiyid10
sarcoid10
saturniid10
sciurid10
simioid10
sparoid10
spiroid10
sporoid10
subarid10
sulfid10
tabanid10
tabloid10
triacid10
trifid10
unbraid10
viroid10
acarid9
adenoid9
agatoid9
android9
aramid9
arilloid9
asteroid9
avoid9
clerid9
conoid9
deltoid9
dentoid9
elapid9
elaterid9
energid9
felid9
fetid9
fluid9
gadoid9
glenoid9
halid9
languid9
lipoid9
livid9
mantid9
meloid9
negroid9
nonsolid9
opioid9
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ovoid9
pallid9
putrid9
rancid9
repaid9
resinoid9
retinoid9
salpid9
sayid9
serranid9
siganid9
siluroid9
sinusoid9
sistroid9
skid9
solenoid9
sparid9
stupid9
teratoid9
tetanoid9
torpid9
trepid9
turbid9
unpaid9
valid9
virid9
acrid8
alcid8
algoid8
aneroid8
annelid8
araneid8
avid8
braid8
canid8
gadid8
ganoid8
kid8
lentoid8
lianoid8
lipid8
lucid8
murid8
neuroid8
osteoid8
outdid8
outlaid8
plaid8
rabid8
rapid8
rebid8
sapid8
sialoid8
silurid8
sordid8
steroid8
tabid8
tepid8
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tumid8
turgid8
unbid8
unsolid8
void8
acid7
algid7
amid7
caid7
druid7
fid7
gelid7
geoid7
hid7
imid7
inlaid7
iodid7
maid7
nereid7
nitrid7
paid7
redid7
relaid7
resaid7
rigid7
sialid7
stolid7
tineid7
toluid7
toroid7
torrid7
undid7
unlaid7
unsaid7
yid7
aroid6
bid6
grid6
guid6
lurid6
mid6
nitid6
ootid6
ranid6
resid6
sloid6
solid6
staid6
teiid6
arid5
did5
gid5
irid5
laid5
raid5
said5
slid5
aid4
lid4
rid4
Hooking with -ID words
Endings like -ID let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.
This list by the numbers
Inside this list: 698 words spanning 3–14 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (168 words), 64 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 157 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is ISOCARBOXAZID, worth 34.
The five biggest scorers on the page: ISOCARBOXAZID (34), HYPERTHYROID (27), HYPOCYCLOID (27), HYPOTHYROID (26), SPERMATOZOID (26). ALLOTETRAPLOID (14 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 13 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep I (698 appearances), D (698) and O (415) on your rack.
Start with these three
- Playing INLAID across a double-word square turns its base 7 points into 14 — solid value for 6 tiles.
- NEREID is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 7 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
- NITRID — a 6-letter, 7-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
Five more everyday options from the same list: RELAID (7), RESAID (7), SIALID (7), STOLID (7), TINEID (7).
Back-hooking with -ID
When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -ID words keep you scoring: they attach to existing letters instead of needing seven clean tiles. Crossword solvers use the same trick in reverse — if the grid gives you the last letters, this list is the candidate pool. Check the length filter in the Word Finder to match your open squares exactly.
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Narrow it down
Pair an ending with a length or starting letter in the Word Finder.
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