DORSUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DORSUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DORSUM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DORSUM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DORSUM
No single letter turns DORSUM into another word.
How DORSUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DORSUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 194,019.
What does DORSUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The back or upper surface of the body or of one of its parts, such as the hand, foot or tongue.
Anatomists use dorsum for the side that faces away from the front, so the dorsum of the hand is the part you see when the palm is turned down. It is a Latin word meaning back, and its plural is dorsa. The opposite side of a hand or foot is the palm or sole, and the tongue has its own dorsum along the top.
How DORSUM is used
Medical and anatomical term; rare outside clinical and biological writing.
- The rash spread across the dorsum of her left hand.
- He tapped the dorsum of the foot to check for swelling.
- The surgeon made a cut along the dorsum of the wrist.
- A coating had formed on the dorsum of the tongue.
- The nurse noted a bruise on the dorsum near the knuckles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DORSUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about DORSUM
- Is DORSUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DORSUM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DORSUM worth?
- DORSUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DORSUM mean?
- The back or upper surface of the body or of one of its parts, such as the hand, foot or tongue.
- What letters can be added to DORSUM?
- No single letter can be added to DORSUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DORSUM:
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