APHONIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. APHONIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APHONIA?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHONIA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHONIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aphoniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APHONIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APHONIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about APHONIA
- APHONIA 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 APHONIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The loss of the voice, so that a person cannot produce normal speech sounds.
Aphonia can follow illness, injury to the larynx or strong emotional shock. Unlike aphasia, it leaves the understanding and choice of words untouched, because only the voice is lost. Many cases of aphonia clear up with rest or treatment.
How APHONIA is used
Used in medicine to name a loss of voice.
- A throat infection left the singer with temporary aphonia.
- The doctor diagnosed aphonia after examining his larynx.
- Aphonia forced her to communicate by writing notes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHONIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APHONIA
1 longer words begin with APHONIA.
Shorter words from the letters in APHONIA
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Common questions about APHONIA
- Is APHONIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHONIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHONIA worth?
- APHONIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHONIA mean?
- The loss of the voice, so that a person cannot produce normal speech sounds.
- What letters can be added to APHONIA?
- APHONIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APHONIA:
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