ECCHYMOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. ECCHYMOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECCHYMOSIS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECCHYMOSIS is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECCHYMOSIS
No single letter turns ECCHYMOSIS into another word.
How ECCHYMOSIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ECCHYMOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECCHYMOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ECCHYMOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A flat purple or blue-black patch on the skin caused by blood leaking from damaged vessels beneath it.
An ecchymosis is the medical name for what most people call a bruise, though doctors tend to use it for larger patches that are not raised. It changes colour over days, from purple through green to yellow, as the blood is absorbed. Petechiae, by contrast, are tiny pinpoint spots.
How ECCHYMOSIS is used
Used in clinical notes and textbooks as the formal term for a bruise.
- The nurse recorded a large ecchymosis on the patient left forearm.
- An ecchymosis around the eye may follow a blow to the face.
- Blood thinners can make an ecchymosis appear after only a light knock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECCHYMOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ECCHYMOSIS
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Common questions about ECCHYMOSIS
- Is ECCHYMOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECCHYMOSIS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECCHYMOSIS worth?
- ECCHYMOSIS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECCHYMOSIS mean?
- A flat purple or blue-black patch on the skin caused by blood leaking from damaged vessels beneath it.
- What letters can be added to ECCHYMOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ECCHYMOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ECCHYMOSIS:
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