FISTULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FISTULOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FISTULOUS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FISTULOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISTULOUS
No single letter turns FISTULOUS into another word.
How FISTULOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FISTULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FISTULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FISTULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Having the nature of a fistula, or hollow like a pipe or reed.
In medicine a fistulous wound is one that forms an abnormal channel between organs. The older botanical sense of fistulous means a tube-shaped hollow, like a reed stem.
How FISTULOUS is used
Fistulous is used in medicine and in botany for tube-like forms.
- The surgeon drained the fistulous ulcer.
- A fistulous stem rose from the marsh.
- The patient suffered from a fistulous condition of the bowel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FISTULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FISTULOUS
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Common questions about FISTULOUS
- Is FISTULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FISTULOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FISTULOUS worth?
- FISTULOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FISTULOUS mean?
- Having the nature of a fistula, or hollow like a pipe or reed.
- What letters can be added to FISTULOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FISTULOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FISTULOUS:
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