EMBOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EMBOLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBOLIC?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOLIC is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOLIC
No single letter turns EMBOLIC into another word.
How EMBOLIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMBOLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does EMBOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or caused by an embolus, a blockage travelling in a blood vessel.
Embolic problems start when a clot or other lump breaks loose and lodges somewhere narrower. A stroke caused this way is called an embolic stroke.
How EMBOLIC is used
A medical adjective, common in descriptions of strokes and blockages.
- The scan pointed to an embolic stroke.
- Embolic material had lodged in a small artery.
- Doctors feared an embolic event after the surgery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOLIC
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Common questions about EMBOLIC
- Is EMBOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBOLIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBOLIC worth?
- EMBOLIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBOLIC mean?
- Relating to or caused by an embolus, a blockage travelling in a blood vessel.
- What letters can be added to EMBOLIC?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMBOLIC:
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