CHOLESTASIS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHOLESTASIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOLESTASIS?
| 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 CHOLESTASIS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOLESTASIS
No single letter turns CHOLESTASIS into another word.
How CHOLESTASIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CHOLESTASIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHOLESTASIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHOLESTASIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A medical condition in which the flow of bile from the liver is reduced or blocked.
Cholestasis can follow a blocked bile duct or a problem inside the liver itself, and it often causes itching and yellow skin. A form that appears in late pregnancy is monitored closely.
How CHOLESTASIS is used
Clinical term used by doctors and in medical writing.
- Blood tests pointed to cholestasis rather than an infection.
- Cholestasis in pregnancy can cause intense itching.
- A gallstone was the cause of her cholestasis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOLESTASIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOLESTASIS
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Common questions about CHOLESTASIS
- Is CHOLESTASIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOLESTASIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOLESTASIS worth?
- CHOLESTASIS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOLESTASIS mean?
- A medical condition in which the flow of bile from the liver is reduced or blocked.
- What letters can be added to CHOLESTASIS?
- No single letter can be added to CHOLESTASIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CHOLESTASIS:
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