ESOPHAGUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ESOPHAGUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESOPHAGUS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESOPHAGUS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESOPHAGUS
Front hooks — 1
oesophagusBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ESOPHAGUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ESOPHAGUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESOPHAGUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESOPHAGUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanmedical
The muscular tube that carries swallowed food from the throat to the stomach.
The esophagus squeezes food downward in waves, so you can swallow even while lying down. Acid that creeps up from the stomach can irritate its lining and cause heartburn.
How ESOPHAGUS is used
Esophagus is the American spelling; British writers usually print it as oesophagus.
- The pill stuck in his esophagus for a moment.
- A camera was passed down the esophagus to check for damage.
- The esophagus joins the throat to the stomach.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESOPHAGUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ESOPHAGUS
1 longer words begin with ESOPHAGUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ESOPHAGUS
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Common questions about ESOPHAGUS
- Is ESOPHAGUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESOPHAGUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESOPHAGUS worth?
- ESOPHAGUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESOPHAGUS mean?
- The muscular tube that carries swallowed food from the throat to the stomach.
- What letters can be added to ESOPHAGUS?
- ESOPHAGUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ESOPHAGUS:
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