EMESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EMESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMESIS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMESIS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMESIS
Front hooks — 1
nemesisBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EMESIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 167,235.
What stands out about EMESIS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EMESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The act or process of vomiting.
Emesis is the clinical term doctors and nurses use for vomiting, drawn from Greek. It is used in medical charts and drug information to describe the reflex that empties the stomach through the mouth, whether caused by illness, poison, or a medication's side effect. Related words built on the same root are familiar even outside hospitals, including emetic for a substance that causes vomiting and antiemetic for one that prevents it. Because emesis is a technical label, everyday speech almost always uses the plainer word vomiting instead.
How EMESIS is used
Technical and medical; used in clinical notes and pharmacology rather than in everyday conversation.
- The chart recorded two episodes of emesis overnight.
- The medication list included a warning about possible emesis.
- Doctors monitored the patient for signs of continued emesis.
- The drug trial measured emesis as one of its side effects.
- Severe emesis left the child dehydrated within hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMESIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EMESIS
The 6 tiles of EMESIS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EMESIS
1 longer words begin with EMESIS.
Shorter words from the letters in EMESIS
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Common questions about EMESIS
- Is EMESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMESIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMESIS worth?
- EMESIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMESIS mean?
- The act or process of vomiting.
- What letters can be added to EMESIS?
- EMESIS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMESIS:
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