BYSSINOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BYSSINOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BYSSINOSIS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BYSSINOSIS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYSSINOSIS
No single letter turns BYSSINOSIS into another word.
How BYSSINOSIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BYSSINOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BYSSINOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BYSSINOSIS
- The letter S appears four times in BYSSINOSIS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BYSSINOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A lung disease caused by breathing dust from raw cotton, flax or hemp over many years.
Byssinosis begins with chest tightness at the start of the working week and can progress to lasting breathing problems. It has long been linked to textile mills and is known informally as brown lung.
How BYSSINOSIS is used
Byssinosis is an occupational disease named in medical and workplace safety texts.
- Many mill workers developed byssinosis in the last century.
- Dust control reduced cases of byssinosis in the factory.
- The doctor diagnosed byssinosis after reviewing his work history.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BYSSINOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BYSSINOSIS
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Common questions about BYSSINOSIS
- Is BYSSINOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYSSINOSIS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYSSINOSIS worth?
- BYSSINOSIS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BYSSINOSIS mean?
- A lung disease caused by breathing dust from raw cotton, flax or hemp over many years.
- What letters can be added to BYSSINOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to BYSSINOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BYSSINOSIS:
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