CYANOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CYANOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYANOSIS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYANOSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYANOSIS
No single letter turns CYANOSIS into another word.
How CYANOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYANOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYANOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYANOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A bluish colour of the skin and lips caused by too little oxygen in the blood.
Doctors treat cyanosis as a warning sign of heart or lung trouble. It is easiest to see in the lips, fingertips and nail beds.
How CYANOSIS is used
A medical term used in clinical notes and first-aid training.
- The nurse noticed cyanosis around the baby's lips.
- Cyanosis can signal a serious lack of oxygen.
- The patient showed no cyanosis after the oxygen was given.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYANOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CYANOSIS
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Common questions about CYANOSIS
- Is CYANOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYANOSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYANOSIS worth?
- CYANOSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYANOSIS mean?
- A bluish colour of the skin and lips caused by too little oxygen in the blood.
- What letters can be added to CYANOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to CYANOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYANOSIS:
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