BURSITIS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BURSITIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURSITIS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURSITIS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURSITIS
No single letter turns BURSITIS into another word.
How BURSITIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BURSITIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BURSITIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BURSITIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Painful inflammation of a bursa, the small fluid-filled sac that cushions a joint.
Bursitis often affects the shoulder, elbow or hip, and repeated movements or long kneeling can bring it on. Doctors usually advise rest and ice, with anti-inflammatory medicine if the pain continues.
How BURSITIS is used
A medical term, common in health advice about joint pain.
- Years of painting ceilings gave him bursitis in the shoulder.
- The physiotherapist said the swelling was typical of bursitis.
- Bursitis kept her from playing tennis for a month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURSITIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURSITIS
1 longer words begin with BURSITIS.
Shorter words from the letters in BURSITIS
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Common questions about BURSITIS
- Is BURSITIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURSITIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURSITIS worth?
- BURSITIS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURSITIS mean?
- Painful inflammation of a bursa, the small fluid-filled sac that cushions a joint.
- What letters can be added to BURSITIS?
- No single letter can be added to BURSITIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BURSITIS:
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