APOPHYSEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. APOPHYSEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOPHYSEAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOPHYSEAL is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOPHYSEAL
No single letter turns APOPHYSEAL into another word.
How APOPHYSEAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in APOPHYSEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOPHYSEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APOPHYSEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to an apophysis, a projecting or swollen part of a bone or other body structure.
Doctors speak of apophyseal joints in the spine and apophyseal injuries in growing children, where the bony bump is still soft. The word is strictly anatomical.
How APOPHYSEAL is used
Medical and anatomical writing only.
- The scan showed an apophyseal fracture of the pelvis.
- Apophyseal joints link each vertebra to its neighbours.
- The young athlete had apophyseal pain at the heel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOPHYSEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APOPHYSEAL
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Common questions about APOPHYSEAL
- Is APOPHYSEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOPHYSEAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOPHYSEAL worth?
- APOPHYSEAL is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOPHYSEAL mean?
- Relating to an apophysis, a projecting or swollen part of a bone or other body structure.
- What letters can be added to APOPHYSEAL?
- No single letter can be added to APOPHYSEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of APOPHYSEAL:
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