ARTHRITIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ARTHRITIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTHRITIS?
| 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 ARTHRITIS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTHRITIS
No single letter turns ARTHRITIS into another word.
How ARTHRITIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARTHRITIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTHRITIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARTHRITIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Painful swelling and stiffness of one or more joints.
Arthritis has many forms, from wear-and-tear osteoarthritis to rheumatoid arthritis, where the immune system attacks the joints. It tends to be worse after rest and may limit simple tasks like opening a jar.
How ARTHRITIS is used
Common in everyday and medical speech, usually about older people or about a named joint.
- Her arthritis flares up in cold, damp weather.
- Doctors suggested gentle exercise to ease the arthritis in his knees.
- Arthritis can make it hard to grip a pen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTHRITIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARTHRITIS
1 longer words begin with ARTHRITIS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTHRITIS
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Common questions about ARTHRITIS
- Is ARTHRITIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTHRITIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTHRITIS worth?
- ARTHRITIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTHRITIS mean?
- Painful swelling and stiffness of one or more joints.
- What letters can be added to ARTHRITIS?
- No single letter can be added to ARTHRITIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARTHRITIS:
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