EPISIOTOMY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EPISIOTOMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPISIOTOMY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPISIOTOMY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPISIOTOMY
No single letter turns EPISIOTOMY into another word.
How EPISIOTOMY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EPISIOTOMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPISIOTOMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPISIOTOMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small surgical cut made at the opening of the birth canal to ease the delivery of a baby.
An episiotomy is sometimes done when a baby needs to be delivered quickly or when a tear seems likely. Its routine use has declined, and many midwives now reserve an episiotomy for particular medical reasons.
How EPISIOTOMY is used
Medical term used in obstetrics and in discussions of childbirth.
- The doctor decided an episiotomy was necessary.
- Recovery after an episiotomy usually takes a few weeks.
- Fewer hospitals now perform an episiotomy as a routine step.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPISIOTOMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EPISIOTOMY
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Common questions about EPISIOTOMY
- Is EPISIOTOMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPISIOTOMY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPISIOTOMY worth?
- EPISIOTOMY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPISIOTOMY mean?
- A small surgical cut made at the opening of the birth canal to ease the delivery of a baby.
- What letters can be added to EPISIOTOMY?
- No single letter can be added to EPISIOTOMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EPISIOTOMY:
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