ALOPECIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALOPECIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALOPECIA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALOPECIA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALOPECIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alopeciasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALOPECIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALOPECIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALOPECIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ALOPECIA
- ALOPECIA 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 ALOPECIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Partial or complete loss of hair from the head or body, whether from heredity, illness or treatment.
Alopecia covers everything from ordinary male pattern baldness to patchy loss caused by an immune disorder. Certain drugs, notably in chemotherapy, can also bring on temporary alopecia.
How ALOPECIA is used
Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss in people and animals.
- Her alopecia began in small round patches.
- Chemotherapy can lead to temporary alopecia.
- The dermatologist specialises in treating alopecia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALOPECIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALOPECIA
1 longer words begin with ALOPECIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ALOPECIA
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Common questions about ALOPECIA
- Is ALOPECIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALOPECIA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALOPECIA worth?
- ALOPECIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALOPECIA mean?
- Partial or complete loss of hair from the head or body, whether from heredity, illness or treatment.
- What letters can be added to ALOPECIA?
- ALOPECIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALOPECIA:
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