CARDITIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CARDITIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARDITIS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARDITIS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARDITIS
No single letter turns CARDITIS into another word.
How CARDITIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARDITIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARDITIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARDITIS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CARDITIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Inflammation of the heart or of its muscular wall.
Doctors use carditis as a general label when the heart is inflamed, without saying which layer is affected. More specific terms such as pericarditis and endocarditis name the exact tissue involved. The condition can follow certain infections.
How CARDITIS is used
A medical term found in clinical writing, rarely used outside medicine.
- The doctor suspected carditis after the fever and chest pain.
- Untreated infection can lead to carditis in young patients.
- Rheumatic fever is a known cause of carditis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARDITIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARDITIS
The 8 tiles of CARDITIS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CARDITIS
1 longer words begin with CARDITIS.
Shorter words from the letters in CARDITIS
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Common questions about CARDITIS
- Is CARDITIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARDITIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARDITIS worth?
- CARDITIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARDITIS mean?
- Inflammation of the heart or of its muscular wall.
- What letters can be added to CARDITIS?
- No single letter can be added to CARDITIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARDITIS:
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