EMBOLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. EMBOLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBOLUS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOLUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOLUS
No single letter turns EMBOLUS into another word.
How EMBOLUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMBOLUS, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 651,349.
What does EMBOLUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A clot, air bubble or other mass carried in the blood until it blocks a vessel.
An embolus travels from where it forms and lodges somewhere narrower, which can starve tissue of blood. The resulting blockage is called an embolism. Plural forms are emboli.
How EMBOLUS is used
Medical noun used for a blocking object carried in the bloodstream.
- An embolus in the lung can be life-threatening.
- The scan revealed an embolus lodged in the artery.
- Surgeons removed the embolus within an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBOLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBOLUS
1 longer words begin with EMBOLUS.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOLUS
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Common questions about EMBOLUS
- Is EMBOLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBOLUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBOLUS worth?
- EMBOLUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBOLUS mean?
- A clot, air bubble or other mass carried in the blood until it blocks a vessel.
- What letters can be added to EMBOLUS?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMBOLUS:
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