CRYOSURGEON is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CRYOSURGEON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRYOSURGEON?
| 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 CRYOSURGEON is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYOSURGEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cryosurgeonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRYOSURGEON scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRYOSURGEON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYOSURGEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRYOSURGEON mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A surgeon who destroys unwanted tissue by freezing it.
A cryosurgeon commonly works with liquid nitrogen to remove warts, skin growths or small tumours. The method spares nearby healthy tissue and often needs no stitches, which is why patients ask for it by name.
How CRYOSURGEON is used
Medical term, used in clinic and hospital contexts.
- The cryosurgeon froze the wart in under a minute.
- She was referred to a cryosurgeon for the growth on her cheek.
- A cryosurgeon must control the depth of freezing carefully.
- The clinic hired a second cryosurgeon to shorten the waiting list.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRYOSURGEON and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRYOSURGEON
1 longer words begin with CRYOSURGEON.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYOSURGEON
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Common questions about CRYOSURGEON
- Is CRYOSURGEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYOSURGEON, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRYOSURGEON worth?
- CRYOSURGEON is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRYOSURGEON mean?
- A surgeon who destroys unwanted tissue by freezing it.
- What letters can be added to CRYOSURGEON?
- CRYOSURGEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRYOSURGEON:
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