ANKYLOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ANKYLOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANKYLOTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANKYLOTIC is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANKYLOTIC
No single letter turns ANKYLOTIC into another word.
How ANKYLOTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANKYLOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANKYLOTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANKYLOTIC
- All 9 letters of ANKYLOTIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANKYLOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Affected by ankylosis, the stiffening or fusing of a joint through disease, injury or surgery.
An ankylotic joint can no longer bend, because the bones have grown together or scar tissue has locked them. Surgeons sometimes cause the condition on purpose to relieve pain, which is why the term appears in both diagnosis and treatment.
How ANKYLOTIC is used
A medical adjective used in orthopaedics and rheumatology.
- The X-ray showed an ankylotic knee that no longer flexed.
- Ankylotic changes in the spine left him stooped and stiff.
- The surgeon described the joint as completely ankylotic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANKYLOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANKYLOTIC
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Common questions about ANKYLOTIC
- Is ANKYLOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANKYLOTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANKYLOTIC worth?
- ANKYLOTIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANKYLOTIC mean?
- Affected by ankylosis, the stiffening or fusing of a joint through disease, injury or surgery.
- What letters can be added to ANKYLOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANKYLOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANKYLOTIC:
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