DYSPHASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DYSPHASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYSPHASIA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYSPHASIA is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYSPHASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dysphasiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYSPHASIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DYSPHASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DYSPHASIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DYSPHASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A language disorder, usually caused by brain damage, in which a person has difficulty producing or understanding speech.
Dysphasia often follows a stroke or head injury and is milder than aphasia, where language is lost almost entirely. A patient with dysphasia may find the right word only with effort.
How DYSPHASIA is used
Clinical term used by neurologists and speech therapists.
- The stroke left him with mild dysphasia.
- Speech therapy helps patients recover from dysphasia.
- Her dysphasia made it hard to name everyday objects.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYSPHASIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DYSPHASIA
1 longer words begin with DYSPHASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in DYSPHASIA
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Common questions about DYSPHASIA
- Is DYSPHASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYSPHASIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYSPHASIA worth?
- DYSPHASIA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYSPHASIA mean?
- A language disorder, usually caused by brain damage, in which a person has difficulty producing or understanding speech.
- What letters can be added to DYSPHASIA?
- DYSPHASIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DYSPHASIA:
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