ALPHOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALPHOSIS 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 ALPHOSIS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALPHOSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALPHOSIS
No single letter turns ALPHOSIS into another word.
How ALPHOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALPHOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALPHOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALPHOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalrare
A condition in which the skin lacks its normal colouring, as in albinism.
Alphosis is a rare medical term and a close relative of the better-known word albinism. Doctors choose it when describing the missing pigment itself rather than the whole inherited condition. General readers will rarely come across alphosis outside a dictionary.
How ALPHOSIS is used
Rare clinical word for absent skin pigment.
- The textbook lists alphosis among the disorders of pigmentation.
- Alphosis leaves the skin pale and very sensitive to sunlight.
- She read about alphosis while studying inherited conditions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALPHOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALPHOSIS
The 8 tiles of ALPHOSIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALPHOSIS
1 longer words begin with ALPHOSIS.
Shorter words from the letters in ALPHOSIS
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Common questions about ALPHOSIS
- Is ALPHOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALPHOSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALPHOSIS worth?
- ALPHOSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALPHOSIS mean?
- A condition in which the skin lacks its normal colouring, as in albinism.
- What letters can be added to ALPHOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ALPHOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALPHOSIS:
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