ASTHENIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ASTHENIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTHENIA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTHENIA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTHENIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
astheniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASTHENIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASTHENIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTHENIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ASTHENIA
- ASTHENIA 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 ASTHENIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Abnormal physical weakness or lack of energy.
Doctors use asthenia for a deep tiredness that rest does not cure, and it may accompany many illnesses. The word comes from Greek and means lack of strength.
How ASTHENIA is used
A medical term for marked weakness, used in clinical notes and textbooks.
- The patient complained of asthenia after the infection.
- Chronic asthenia made even short walks difficult.
- Asthenia is often listed as a symptom, not a disease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTHENIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASTHENIA
1 longer words begin with ASTHENIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTHENIA
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Common questions about ASTHENIA
- Is ASTHENIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTHENIA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTHENIA worth?
- ASTHENIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTHENIA mean?
- Abnormal physical weakness or lack of energy.
- What letters can be added to ASTHENIA?
- ASTHENIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASTHENIA:
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