ACHALASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ACHALASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACHALASIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACHALASIA is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACHALASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
achalasiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACHALASIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACHALASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACHALASIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ACHALASIA
- The letter A appears four times in ACHALASIA.
- ACHALASIA 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 ACHALASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A disorder in which the muscle at the lower end of the gullet fails to relax, so food cannot pass easily into the stomach.
People with achalasia often describe food sticking in the chest, along with regurgitation and weight loss. Treatment includes stretching the muscle, surgery or medication to loosen it.
How ACHALASIA is used
A medical term from gastroenterology.
- Doctors diagnosed achalasia after a swallowing test.
- Achalasia makes eating a slow and painful task.
- Surgery brought lasting relief from achalasia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACHALASIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACHALASIA
1 longer words begin with ACHALASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ACHALASIA
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Common questions about ACHALASIA
- Is ACHALASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACHALASIA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACHALASIA worth?
- ACHALASIA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACHALASIA mean?
- A disorder in which the muscle at the lower end of the gullet fails to relax, so food cannot pass easily into the stomach.
- What letters can be added to ACHALASIA?
- ACHALASIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACHALASIA:
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