ADDUCT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ADDUCT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADDUCT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADDUCT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADDUCT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adductsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADDUCT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ADDUCT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does ADDUCT mean in Scrabble?
verb
medicaltechnical
To pull a limb or other body part in towards the centre line of the body.
Anatomy students meet adduct as the opposite of abduct: raising an arm sideways is abduction, and bringing it back to the flank is adduction. Muscles that do this job are called adductors, the best known being those in the inner thigh. In chemistry the same root gives a noun for a compound formed when two molecules join.
How ADDUCT is used
Technical; used in anatomy, physiotherapy and chemistry.
- The inner thigh muscles adduct the leg when you squeeze your knees together.
- Ask the patient to adduct the arm slowly against resistance.
- These fibres adduct the thumb towards the palm.
- A weak muscle may fail to adduct the shoulder fully.
- The exercise trains you to adduct the hip under load.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADDUCT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADDUCT
8 longer words begin with ADDUCT.
Shorter words from the letters in ADDUCT
Common questions about ADDUCT
- Is ADDUCT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADDUCT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADDUCT worth?
- ADDUCT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADDUCT mean?
- To pull a limb or other body part in towards the centre line of the body.
- What letters can be added to ADDUCT?
- ADDUCT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ADDUCT:
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