APLASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. APLASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APLASIA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APLASIA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APLASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aplasiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APLASIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APLASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What stands out about APLASIA
- APLASIA 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 APLASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The failure of an organ or tissue to develop, or its complete absence from birth.
In medicine aplasia can affect bone marrow, skin, the thymus or other parts, and the precise type is named in front of the word. It differs from atrophy, where tissue forms normally and later wastes away.
How APLASIA is used
Aplasia is a clinical term, nearly always preceded by the affected tissue.
- The scan revealed aplasia of the left kidney.
- Bone marrow aplasia leaves the body short of blood cells.
- Doctors diagnosed aplasia soon after the baby was born.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APLASIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APLASIA
1 longer words begin with APLASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in APLASIA
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Common questions about APLASIA
- Is APLASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APLASIA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APLASIA worth?
- APLASIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APLASIA mean?
- The failure of an organ or tissue to develop, or its complete absence from birth.
- What letters can be added to APLASIA?
- APLASIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APLASIA:
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