DYSPNEA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DYSPNEA 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 DYSPNEA?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYSPNEA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYSPNEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYSPNEA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DYSPNEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does DYSPNEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalNorth American
Difficult or laboured breathing.
Dyspnea is a symptom, not a disease in itself, and doctors treat the cause, which may lie in the heart or lungs. The spelling dyspnoea is used in British English.
How DYSPNEA is used
Dyspnea is a medical term, especially in American usage.
- The patient came in complaining of dyspnea after climbing stairs.
- Dyspnea can be a sign of heart or lung trouble.
- The nurse recorded the dyspnea in the chart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYSPNEA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DYSPNEA
2 longer words begin with DYSPNEA.
Shorter words from the letters in DYSPNEA
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Common questions about DYSPNEA
- Is DYSPNEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYSPNEA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYSPNEA worth?
- DYSPNEA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYSPNEA mean?
- Difficult or laboured breathing.
- What letters can be added to DYSPNEA?
- DYSPNEA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DYSPNEA:
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