ANALGESIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANALGESIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANALGESIA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANALGESIA is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANALGESIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
analgesiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANALGESIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANALGESIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANALGESIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANALGESIA
- ANALGESIA 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 ANALGESIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The absence or relief of pain without loss of consciousness.
Analgesia can be produced by drugs, by nerve blocks or sometimes by the body itself in moments of shock. Doctors separate it from anaesthesia, which also removes touch and other sensation.
How ANALGESIA is used
Used in medicine, especially in pain management and childbirth.
- The patient received analgesia before the dressing was changed.
- Epidural analgesia is a common choice during labour.
- Stress can cause a brief natural analgesia after a serious injury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANALGESIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANALGESIA
1 longer words begin with ANALGESIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANALGESIA
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Common questions about ANALGESIA
- Is ANALGESIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANALGESIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANALGESIA worth?
- ANALGESIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANALGESIA mean?
- The absence or relief of pain without loss of consciousness.
- What letters can be added to ANALGESIA?
- ANALGESIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANALGESIA:
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