BULLOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BULLOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BULLOUS?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BULLOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BULLOUS
No single letter turns BULLOUS into another word.
How BULLOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BULLOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does BULLOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Marked by blisters or large fluid-filled bubbles, especially on the skin.
Doctors reach for bullous when a rash forms big blisters instead of small bumps. A bullous condition is usually named in a diagnosis, so the term separates it from flat or scaly skin problems.
How BULLOUS is used
Used mainly in medical writing to describe skin lesions or tissue that bulge with fluid.
- The patient was treated for a bullous skin disease.
- A bullous eruption spread across her forearm after the burn.
- The biopsy showed a bullous pattern under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BULLOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BULLOUS
The 7 tiles of BULLOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BULLOUS
Common questions about BULLOUS
- Is BULLOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BULLOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BULLOUS worth?
- BULLOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BULLOUS mean?
- Marked by blisters or large fluid-filled bubbles, especially on the skin.
- What letters can be added to BULLOUS?
- No single letter can be added to BULLOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BULLOUS:
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