ASTIGMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ASTIGMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTIGMIA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTIGMIA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTIGMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
astigmiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASTIGMIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASTIGMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTIGMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ASTIGMIA
- ASTIGMIA 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 ASTIGMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A defect of the eye or of a lens that stops light rays from meeting at a single point of focus.
Astigmia blurs images because the surface of the eye or lens is not evenly curved. It is a rarer form of the term used in eye care, where corrective lenses are the usual remedy.
How ASTIGMIA is used
An uncommon technical term from optics and ophthalmology.
- The optician found astigmia in her left eye.
- Astigmia makes lines look smeared at some angles.
- Special glasses can correct astigmia in many patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTIGMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASTIGMIA
1 longer words begin with ASTIGMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTIGMIA
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Common questions about ASTIGMIA
- Is ASTIGMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTIGMIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTIGMIA worth?
- ASTIGMIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTIGMIA mean?
- A defect of the eye or of a lens that stops light rays from meeting at a single point of focus.
- What letters can be added to ASTIGMIA?
- ASTIGMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASTIGMIA:
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