EPITHELIOMA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EPITHELIOMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPITHELIOMA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPITHELIOMA is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPITHELIOMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epitheliomasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPITHELIOMA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EPITHELIOMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPITHELIOMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPITHELIOMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A tumour that grows from the epithelial cells forming the skin and the lining of organs.
The word is mostly met in older pathology texts and in the names of specific skin growths. A pathologist would choose an epithelioma label only after studying a tissue sample under the microscope.
How EPITHELIOMA is used
Found in medical and pathology writing, often with a qualifier such as basal cell.
- The biopsy confirmed that the lesion on his cheek was an epithelioma.
- An epithelioma can be benign or malignant, depending on how the cells behave.
- Old textbooks list several types of epithelioma by where they appear on the body.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPITHELIOMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPITHELIOMA
3 longer words begin with EPITHELIOMA.
Shorter words from the letters in EPITHELIOMA
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Common questions about EPITHELIOMA
- Is EPITHELIOMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPITHELIOMA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPITHELIOMA worth?
- EPITHELIOMA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPITHELIOMA mean?
- A tumour that grows from the epithelial cells forming the skin and the lining of organs.
- What letters can be added to EPITHELIOMA?
- EPITHELIOMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EPITHELIOMA:
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