ERYTHEMA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ERYTHEMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERYTHEMA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERYTHEMA is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERYTHEMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERYTHEMA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ERYTHEMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ERYTHEMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ERYTHEMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Redness of the skin caused by widened blood vessels, as in sunburn or inflammation.
Erythema can appear as a faint blush or a large angry patch. Doctors look at its pattern and spread when diagnosing rashes and infections.
How ERYTHEMA is used
Used in medicine and dermatology.
- The nurse noted erythema around the wound.
- Mild erythema faded within a day of the sunburn.
- Spreading erythema can signal an infection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERYTHEMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ERYTHEMA
4 longer words begin with ERYTHEMA.
Shorter words from the letters in ERYTHEMA
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Common questions about ERYTHEMA
- Is ERYTHEMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERYTHEMA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERYTHEMA worth?
- ERYTHEMA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERYTHEMA mean?
- Redness of the skin caused by widened blood vessels, as in sunburn or inflammation.
- What letters can be added to ERYTHEMA?
- ERYTHEMA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ERYTHEMA:
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