APHASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. APHASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APHASIA?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHASIA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APHASIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APHASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,323 thousand.
What stands out about APHASIA
- APHASIA 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 APHASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A loss or impairment of the ability to speak or understand language, caused by brain damage.
Aphasia often follows a stroke or head injury that affects the language areas of the brain. People with aphasia may still think clearly, yet struggle to find words or follow speech. Speech therapy is the usual treatment for aphasia.
How APHASIA is used
Used in medicine and neurology, and in news about stroke recovery.
- After the stroke he developed aphasia and could say only a few words.
- Aphasia affects language, not intelligence.
- The therapist worked with her daily to ease her aphasia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHASIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APHASIA
3 longer words begin with APHASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in APHASIA
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Common questions about APHASIA
- Is APHASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHASIA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHASIA worth?
- APHASIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHASIA mean?
- A loss or impairment of the ability to speak or understand language, caused by brain damage.
- What letters can be added to APHASIA?
- APHASIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APHASIA:
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