CEPHALEXIN is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. CEPHALEXIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEPHALEXIN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEPHALEXIN is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEPHALEXIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cephalexinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CEPHALEXIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CEPHALEXIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CEPHALEXIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CEPHALEXIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An antibiotic of the cephalosporin group, taken by mouth against bacterial infections.
Doctors often prescribe cephalexin for skin, throat and urinary infections. It is a common alternative when a patient cannot take penicillin.
How CEPHALEXIN is used
Cephalexin is the generic name; the drug is sold under several brand names.
- The doctor prescribed cephalexin for the infected cut.
- Cephalexin is taken as capsules several times a day.
- She stopped the cephalexin after developing a rash.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEPHALEXIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CEPHALEXIN
1 longer words begin with CEPHALEXIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CEPHALEXIN
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Common questions about CEPHALEXIN
- Is CEPHALEXIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEPHALEXIN, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEPHALEXIN worth?
- CEPHALEXIN is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEPHALEXIN mean?
- An antibiotic of the cephalosporin group, taken by mouth against bacterial infections.
- What letters can be added to CEPHALEXIN?
- CEPHALEXIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CEPHALEXIN:
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