AUSCULTATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AUSCULTATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUSCULTATION?
| 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 AUSCULTATION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUSCULTATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
auscultationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUSCULTATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in AUSCULTATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUSCULTATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AUSCULTATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The practice of listening to sounds inside the body, usually through a stethoscope, to help diagnose illness.
A doctor performs auscultation of the chest to hear breathing and heartbeats, and of the abdomen to hear the gut. The method is among the oldest bedside tests and needs no machinery beyond a listening tube.
How AUSCULTATION is used
Auscultation is a clinical term, appearing in medical notes and examination guides.
- Auscultation of the lungs revealed a faint wheeze.
- The nurse learned auscultation by listening to hundreds of heartbeats.
- Careful auscultation can reveal a murmur that a quick check would miss.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUSCULTATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUSCULTATION
1 longer words begin with AUSCULTATION.
Shorter words from the letters in AUSCULTATION
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Common questions about AUSCULTATION
- Is AUSCULTATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUSCULTATION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUSCULTATION worth?
- AUSCULTATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUSCULTATION mean?
- The practice of listening to sounds inside the body, usually through a stethoscope, to help diagnose illness.
- What letters can be added to AUSCULTATION?
- AUSCULTATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of AUSCULTATION:
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