AGORAPHOBIA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. AGORAPHOBIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGORAPHOBIA?
| 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 AGORAPHOBIA is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGORAPHOBIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agoraphobiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGORAPHOBIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AGORAPHOBIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AGORAPHOBIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AGORAPHOBIA
- AGORAPHOBIA 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 AGORAPHOBIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An intense, irrational dread of open, crowded or public places, or of any situation from which escape seems difficult.
People with agoraphobia often organise their lives around avoiding triggers, and in severe cases they stop leaving home at all. The name is often misread as a plain fear of outdoor space, but the dread is really about being trapped without help.
How AGORAPHOBIA is used
Used in medical and everyday talk about anxiety disorders, and sometimes loosely about a dislike of crowds.
- Her agoraphobia made even a short trip to the supermarket feel impossible.
- The therapist treated his agoraphobia with gradual exposure to busy streets.
- Years of agoraphobia kept him indoors until he found the right support.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGORAPHOBIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGORAPHOBIA
1 longer words begin with AGORAPHOBIA.
Shorter words from the letters in AGORAPHOBIA
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Common questions about AGORAPHOBIA
- Is AGORAPHOBIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGORAPHOBIA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGORAPHOBIA worth?
- AGORAPHOBIA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGORAPHOBIA mean?
- An intense, irrational dread of open, crowded or public places, or of any situation from which escape seems difficult.
- What letters can be added to AGORAPHOBIA?
- AGORAPHOBIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AGORAPHOBIA:
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