ESOPHAGEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ESOPHAGEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESOPHAGEAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESOPHAGEAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESOPHAGEAL
Front hooks — 1
oesophagealBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ESOPHAGEAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ESOPHAGEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESOPHAGEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESOPHAGEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicalNorth American
Relating to the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.
In American medical writing, esophageal describes tests, ulcers, muscles and surgery involving the gullet. Doctors outside North America usually spell it oesophageal.
How ESOPHAGEAL is used
The word esophageal is a standard medical term used before nouns like cancer, reflux or spasm.
- The doctor ordered an esophageal scan to look for damage.
- Chronic acid reflux can lead to esophageal irritation.
- He had esophageal surgery last spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESOPHAGEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ESOPHAGEAL
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Common questions about ESOPHAGEAL
- Is ESOPHAGEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESOPHAGEAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESOPHAGEAL worth?
- ESOPHAGEAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESOPHAGEAL mean?
- Relating to the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.
- What letters can be added to ESOPHAGEAL?
- ESOPHAGEAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ESOPHAGEAL:
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