DYSLALIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DYSLALIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYSLALIA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYSLALIA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYSLALIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dyslaliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYSLALIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DYSLALIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DYSLALIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DYSLALIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An impairment of speech articulation caused by faulty organs of speech or hearing rather than by brain damage.
Dyslalia covers difficulty in forming speech sounds clearly, which differs from problems with finding words or understanding language. Speech therapists may treat dyslalia with exercises that retrain the lips, tongue and breath.
How DYSLALIA is used
A clinical term used in speech pathology and older medical writing.
- The child was referred to a therapist for dyslalia.
- Her dyslalia made certain consonants hard to pronounce.
- Dyslalia can often be improved with regular speech exercises.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYSLALIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DYSLALIA
1 longer words begin with DYSLALIA.
Shorter words from the letters in DYSLALIA
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Common questions about DYSLALIA
- Is DYSLALIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYSLALIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYSLALIA worth?
- DYSLALIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYSLALIA mean?
- An impairment of speech articulation caused by faulty organs of speech or hearing rather than by brain damage.
- What letters can be added to DYSLALIA?
- DYSLALIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DYSLALIA:
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