CHLOROSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHLOROSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHLOROSIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHLOROSIS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHLOROSIS
No single letter turns CHLOROSIS into another word.
How CHLOROSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHLOROSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHLOROSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHLOROSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A yellowing of plant leaves caused by a shortage of chlorophyll, often from a lack of iron in the soil.
Gardeners meet chlorosis when leaves turn pale while the veins stay green, especially on chalky ground. The same word was once used for an anaemic condition of young women that gave the skin a faint greenish tint. Today it is mainly a plant-health term.
How CHLOROSIS is used
Chlorosis is used in gardening and botany, and in older medical writing.
- The azaleas showed chlorosis after being planted in limy soil.
- Yellow leaves with green veins are a classic sign of chlorosis.
- An iron treatment cured the chlorosis within a few weeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHLOROSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHLOROSIS
1 longer words begin with CHLOROSIS.
Shorter words from the letters in CHLOROSIS
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Common questions about CHLOROSIS
- Is CHLOROSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHLOROSIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHLOROSIS worth?
- CHLOROSIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHLOROSIS mean?
- A yellowing of plant leaves caused by a shortage of chlorophyll, often from a lack of iron in the soil.
- What letters can be added to CHLOROSIS?
- No single letter can be added to CHLOROSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHLOROSIS:
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