AVITAMINOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AVITAMINOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVITAMINOSIS?
| 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 AVITAMINOSIS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVITAMINOSIS
No single letter turns AVITAMINOSIS into another word.
How AVITAMINOSIS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in AVITAMINOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVITAMINOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AVITAMINOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A disease or condition caused by a lack of one or more vitamins.
Avitaminosis covers well-known illnesses such as scurvy or rickets, each tied to a missing vitamin. The word names the whole group of deficiency conditions, not one single disorder.
How AVITAMINOSIS is used
Used in medicine and nutrition texts, often with a vitamin letter, as in avitaminosis A.
- Scurvy is a classic form of avitaminosis.
- A poor diet led to avitaminosis in the sailors.
- Doctors checked the child for signs of avitaminosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVITAMINOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AVITAMINOSIS
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Common questions about AVITAMINOSIS
- Is AVITAMINOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVITAMINOSIS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVITAMINOSIS worth?
- AVITAMINOSIS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVITAMINOSIS mean?
- A disease or condition caused by a lack of one or more vitamins.
- What letters can be added to AVITAMINOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to AVITAMINOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of AVITAMINOSIS:
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