CRETINISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRETINISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRETINISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRETINISM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRETINISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cretinismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRETINISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRETINISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRETINISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRETINISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaloffensive
A medical condition caused by a severe lack of thyroid hormone from birth, which stunts physical and mental growth if untreated.
Cretinism is an old name for congenital hypothyroidism, often linked with a shortage of iodine. Today babies are screened at birth and treated early, so the condition is now rare in wealthy countries. The term is outdated and can offend, so modern writers prefer "congenital hypothyroidism".
How CRETINISM is used
Cretinism is a dated medical term, now mostly met in history of medicine.
- Cretinism was once common in mountain regions short of iodine.
- Early treatment can prevent cretinism entirely.
- The old textbook described cretinism at length.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRETINISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRETINISM
1 longer words begin with CRETINISM.
Shorter words from the letters in CRETINISM
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Common questions about CRETINISM
- Is CRETINISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRETINISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRETINISM worth?
- CRETINISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRETINISM mean?
- A medical condition caused by a severe lack of thyroid hormone from birth, which stunts physical and mental growth if untreated.
- What letters can be added to CRETINISM?
- CRETINISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRETINISM:
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