APHAGIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. APHAGIA 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 APHAGIA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHAGIA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHAGIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aphagiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APHAGIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APHAGIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,765 thousand.
What stands out about APHAGIA
- APHAGIA 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 APHAGIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The inability or refusal to swallow or eat.
Doctors diagnose aphagia after a stroke or in severe illness, when swallowing becomes impossible. It differs from dysphagia, which means difficulty rather than total loss.
How APHAGIA is used
Aphagia is a medical term found in clinical notes.
- The patient developed aphagia after the stroke.
- Aphagia required feeding through a tube.
- Doctors investigated the cause of her aphagia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHAGIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APHAGIA
1 longer words begin with APHAGIA.
Shorter words from the letters in APHAGIA
Common questions about APHAGIA
- Is APHAGIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHAGIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHAGIA worth?
- APHAGIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHAGIA mean?
- The inability or refusal to swallow or eat.
- What letters can be added to APHAGIA?
- APHAGIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APHAGIA:
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