ATHEROMATOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ATHEROMATOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATHEROMATOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATHEROMATOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATHEROMATOUS
No single letter turns ATHEROMATOUS into another word.
How ATHEROMATOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ATHEROMATOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATHEROMATOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATHEROMATOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to atheroma, a fatty deposit in the wall of an artery.
Atheromatous plaques narrow the arteries and raise the risk of heart attack and stroke. Pathologists describe a vessel as atheromatous when such deposits are present.
How ATHEROMATOUS is used
Used in medical reports, as in atheromatous plaque or atheromatous disease.
- The scan revealed atheromatous plaques in the carotid artery.
- Atheromatous changes are common in older patients.
- The surgeon removed the atheromatous material from the vessel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATHEROMATOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ATHEROMATOUS
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Common questions about ATHEROMATOUS
- Is ATHEROMATOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATHEROMATOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATHEROMATOUS worth?
- ATHEROMATOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATHEROMATOUS mean?
- Relating to atheroma, a fatty deposit in the wall of an artery.
- What letters can be added to ATHEROMATOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ATHEROMATOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ATHEROMATOUS:
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