BULIMIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BULIMIAC 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 BULIMIAC?
| 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 BULIMIAC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BULIMIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bulimiacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BULIMIAC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BULIMIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BULIMIAC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BULIMIAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalrare
A person who has the eating disorder bulimia.
Bulimiac is an uncommon clinical label that has largely given way to the adjective bulimic and to person-first wording. It appears mainly in older medical texts.
How BULIMIAC is used
Rare and clinical; modern usage prefers bulimic or a person with bulimia.
- The old journal described each bulimiac in a short case note.
- A bulimiac often hides the disorder for years.
- The clinic offered support to every bulimiac who came in.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BULIMIAC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BULIMIAC
1 longer words begin with BULIMIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in BULIMIAC
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Common questions about BULIMIAC
- Is BULIMIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BULIMIAC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BULIMIAC worth?
- BULIMIAC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BULIMIAC mean?
- A person who has the eating disorder bulimia.
- What letters can be added to BULIMIAC?
- BULIMIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BULIMIAC:
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