AKINESIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AKINESIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AKINESIA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AKINESIA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AKINESIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
akinesiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AKINESIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AKINESIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AKINESIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AKINESIA
- AKINESIA 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 AKINESIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A loss or impairment of the ability to move voluntarily, caused by a disorder of the nervous system.
Akinesia is a recognised symptom in Parkinson's disease, where a person finds it hard to begin a movement even though the muscles are not paralysed. Doctors separate akinesia from slowness of movement, which is a related but milder problem.
How AKINESIA is used
Akinesia is a clinical term used in neurology and medical reports.
- The patient's akinesia made it hard to rise from the chair.
- Doctors noted akinesia in the left arm.
- Medication can ease the akinesia seen in Parkinson's disease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AKINESIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AKINESIA
1 longer words begin with AKINESIA.
Shorter words from the letters in AKINESIA
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Common questions about AKINESIA
- Is AKINESIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AKINESIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AKINESIA worth?
- AKINESIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AKINESIA mean?
- A loss or impairment of the ability to move voluntarily, caused by a disorder of the nervous system.
- What letters can be added to AKINESIA?
- AKINESIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AKINESIA:
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