BUSULFAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BUSULFAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUSULFAN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUSULFAN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSULFAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
busulfansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUSULFAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BUSULFAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUSULFAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUSULFAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A drug that damages dividing cells in bone marrow, used against chronic myeloid leukaemia.
Doctors also give busulfan to patients preparing for a bone marrow transplant, since it clears out the old marrow. As an alkylating agent it is powerful, so it is used under close medical supervision.
How BUSULFAN is used
Found in medical and pharmacy texts, not in daily conversation.
- The patient received busulfan before the transplant.
- Busulfan treatment can lower blood counts for weeks.
- The ward pharmacist prepared the busulfan dose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUSULFAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUSULFAN
1 longer words begin with BUSULFAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BUSULFAN
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Common questions about BUSULFAN
- Is BUSULFAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUSULFAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUSULFAN worth?
- BUSULFAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUSULFAN mean?
- A drug that damages dividing cells in bone marrow, used against chronic myeloid leukaemia.
- What letters can be added to BUSULFAN?
- BUSULFAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BUSULFAN:
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