ABASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ABASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABASIA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABASIA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abasiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABASIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ABASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 197,099.
What stands out about ABASIA
- ABASIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ABASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A loss of the ability to walk normally that results from a lack of muscular coordination rather than from weak or paralysed muscles.
Abasia is diagnosed when someone cannot walk properly even though the muscles themselves test as strong, meaning the fault lies in coordination rather than in strength. It is described in neurology alongside related coordination disorders and can appear together with astasia, an inability to stand unsupported. The term comes from Greek roots meaning "not" and "step".
How ABASIA is used
A clinical term used mainly in neurology and psychiatry rather than in ordinary speech.
- The neurologist noted signs of abasia during the examination.
- Abasia can appear without any measurable weakness in the legs.
- Her abasia made even a few steps across the room difficult.
- The case study described a patient with sudden abasia after the stroke.
- Treatment focused on the coordination problems behind his abasia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABASIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABASIA
1 longer words begin with ABASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ABASIA
Common questions about ABASIA
- Is ABASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABASIA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABASIA worth?
- ABASIA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABASIA mean?
- A loss of the ability to walk normally that results from a lack of muscular coordination rather than from weak or paralysed muscles.
- What letters can be added to ABASIA?
- ABASIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ABASIA:
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