ALEXIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALEXIA 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 ALEXIA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEXIA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEXIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alexiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALEXIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALEXIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about ALEXIA
- ALEXIA 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 ALEXIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The loss of the ability to read, usually caused by damage to the brain.
A person with alexia could read perfectly well before an injury or a stroke, and afterwards cannot make sense of written words even though eyesight and speech are unaffected. The term comes from Greek roots meaning "not" and "to read", and it should not be confused with dyslexia, which is a lifelong difficulty in learning to read. Doctors speak of alexia when the skill has been acquired and then lost.
How ALEXIA is used
A clinical term found in neurology and medical writing rather than in everyday talk.
- After the stroke he developed alexia and could no longer read the newspaper.
- The case study described a patient with pure alexia.
- Alexia can occur without any trouble in writing or speaking.
- The neurologist tested for alexia by showing the patient simple words.
- Her alexia slowly improved with months of therapy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEXIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALEXIA
1 longer words begin with ALEXIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEXIA
Common questions about ALEXIA
- Is ALEXIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEXIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEXIA worth?
- ALEXIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEXIA mean?
- The loss of the ability to read, usually caused by damage to the brain.
- What letters can be added to ALEXIA?
- ALEXIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALEXIA:
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