thyroid

thyroid is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
2. adjective. Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
3. noun. located near the base of the neck
4. adjective. suggestive of a thyroid disorder

   "thyroid personality"

5. adjective. of or relating to the thyroid gland

   "thyroid deficiency"

   "thyroidal uptake"

   Synonyms: thyroidal

Synonyms

thyroidal

Common word forms

thyroids, thyroidal, thyroidless

Words from these letters

If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for THYROID lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.