EXOSTOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXOSTOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXOSTOSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 EXOSTOSIS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXOSTOSIS
No single letter turns EXOSTOSIS into another word.
How EXOSTOSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EXOSTOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXOSTOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXOSTOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A benign bony outgrowth on the surface of a bone.
An exostosis may appear as a hard lump that is usually harmless but can press on nearby tendons or nerves. Surfers sometimes develop one in the ear canal after years of cold water. Surgeons remove it only if it causes pain or limits movement.
How EXOSTOSIS is used
A medical term for abnormal growth of bone.
- The X-ray revealed an exostosis near the knee.
- An exostosis in the ear canal can trap water.
- She had surgery to remove a painful exostosis from her heel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXOSTOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EXOSTOSIS
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Common questions about EXOSTOSIS
- Is EXOSTOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXOSTOSIS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXOSTOSIS worth?
- EXOSTOSIS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXOSTOSIS mean?
- A benign bony outgrowth on the surface of a bone.
- What letters can be added to EXOSTOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to EXOSTOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EXOSTOSIS:
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