ATHEROGENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ATHEROGENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATHEROGENIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATHEROGENIC is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATHEROGENIC
No single letter turns ATHEROGENIC into another word.
How ATHEROGENIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ATHEROGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATHEROGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATHEROGENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Tending to cause fatty deposits to build up inside the arteries.
Atherogenic factors include high cholesterol, smoking and a diet rich in saturated fat. Doctors use the word when discussing the risk of narrowed arteries and heart disease.
How ATHEROGENIC is used
Medical term, often with diet, lipid, cholesterol or risk.
- An atherogenic diet can harm your heart over the years.
- The study measured atherogenic cholesterol in the blood.
- Doctors warned about atherogenic risk factors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATHEROGENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ATHEROGENIC
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Common questions about ATHEROGENIC
- Is ATHEROGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATHEROGENIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATHEROGENIC worth?
- ATHEROGENIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATHEROGENIC mean?
- Tending to cause fatty deposits to build up inside the arteries.
- What letters can be added to ATHEROGENIC?
- No single letter can be added to ATHEROGENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ATHEROGENIC:
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