AETIOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AETIOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AETIOLOGY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AETIOLOGY is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AETIOLOGY
No single letter turns AETIOLOGY into another word.
How AETIOLOGY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AETIOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AETIOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AETIOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalBritish
The study of causes, especially the causes of a disease or condition.
Doctors write about the aetiology of an illness when they ask what brings it about, and the same word suits any search for causes. British writers keep the ae spelling in medical papers.
How AETIOLOGY is used
The British spelling used in medicine and in explaining origins.
- The aetiology of the disease is still unclear.
- The paper explores the aetiology of back pain.
- Myths often supply an aetiology for local customs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AETIOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AETIOLOGY
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Common questions about AETIOLOGY
- Is AETIOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AETIOLOGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AETIOLOGY worth?
- AETIOLOGY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AETIOLOGY mean?
- The study of causes, especially the causes of a disease or condition.
- What letters can be added to AETIOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to AETIOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AETIOLOGY:
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