ARTHRALGIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ARTHRALGIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTHRALGIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTHRALGIC is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTHRALGIC
No single letter turns ARTHRALGIC into another word.
How ARTHRALGIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ARTHRALGIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTHRALGIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARTHRALGIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or affected by pain in a joint.
Doctors call a symptom or patient arthralgic when joint pain is present, often without swelling or visible inflammation. The term is more specific than the general word achy and is recorded in medical notes.
How ARTHRALGIC is used
Clinical term, used in medical reports and journals rather than everyday conversation.
- The arthralgic patient reported stiffness in both knees.
- Some viral infections cause an arthralgic phase with no fever.
- Her arthralgic complaints grew worse in cold weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTHRALGIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about ARTHRALGIC
- Is ARTHRALGIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTHRALGIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTHRALGIC worth?
- ARTHRALGIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTHRALGIC mean?
- Relating to or affected by pain in a joint.
- What letters can be added to ARTHRALGIC?
- No single letter can be added to ARTHRALGIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ARTHRALGIC:
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