ALVEOLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALVEOLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALVEOLUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALVEOLUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALVEOLUS
No single letter turns ALVEOLUS into another word.
How ALVEOLUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALVEOLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALVEOLUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALVEOLUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A tiny hollow cavity in the body, such as an air sac of the lung or the socket that holds a tooth root.
The plural, alveoli, is far more common, since the lungs hold huge numbers of them. In breathing, each alveolus is where oxygen passes into the blood, while the dental sense refers to the jaw socket.
How ALVEOLUS is used
Used in anatomy and medicine, usually for the air sacs of the lungs or the bony socket of a tooth.
- Each alveolus in the lung is surrounded by fine blood vessels.
- After the extraction, the empty alveolus slowly healed.
- A single alveolus is too small to see without a microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALVEOLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALVEOLUS
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Common questions about ALVEOLUS
- Is ALVEOLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALVEOLUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALVEOLUS worth?
- ALVEOLUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALVEOLUS mean?
- A tiny hollow cavity in the body, such as an air sac of the lung or the socket that holds a tooth root.
- What letters can be added to ALVEOLUS?
- No single letter can be added to ALVEOLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALVEOLUS:
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