ACROMEGALY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ACROMEGALY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACROMEGALY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACROMEGALY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACROMEGALY
No single letter turns ACROMEGALY into another word.
How ACROMEGALY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ACROMEGALY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACROMEGALY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACROMEGALY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A hormonal disorder in adults in which excess growth hormone enlarges the hands, feet and facial bones.
Acromegaly develops slowly, so changes such as larger rings or shoes may go unnoticed for years. It is most often caused by a small tumour of the pituitary gland, and treatment aims to lower the hormone level.
How ACROMEGALY is used
A medical term used by doctors and in health articles about glandular disease.
- The doctor suspected acromegaly after seeing her enlarged hands.
- Acromegaly is usually linked to a pituitary tumour.
- Surgery can control acromegaly in many patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACROMEGALY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ACROMEGALY
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Common questions about ACROMEGALY
- Is ACROMEGALY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACROMEGALY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACROMEGALY worth?
- ACROMEGALY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACROMEGALY mean?
- A hormonal disorder in adults in which excess growth hormone enlarges the hands, feet and facial bones.
- What letters can be added to ACROMEGALY?
- No single letter can be added to ACROMEGALY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ACROMEGALY:
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