Is “Hyoid” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
HYOID
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Hyoid

/ˈhaɪɔɪd/

noun
  1. 1.The hyoid bone.

    1973: the vulture, relinquishing its title, surely in natural justice gave me a right to this femur, this curiously distorted hyoid? — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise

adjective
  1. 1.Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.

    1969: The hyoid bone in her throat flutters as if discharging some subvocal rosary. — JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition