Definitions For Cryptid

Noun

CRYPTID (plural CRYPTIDs) (cryptozoology) A creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation.

Translations

{{trans-top}} German: Kryptide Japanese: 幻獣, tr=げんじゅう, genjū, sc=Jpan Portuguese: criptido, m, criptídeo, m Spanish: críptido, m

Etymology

from crypt + id (english usage 1983; coined by john e. wall in the isc newsletter).

Is Cryptid a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
16

The word Cryptid is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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