FORAMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FORAMEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORAMEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORAMEN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORAMEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foramensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORAMEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FORAMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does FORAMEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small natural opening or hole, especially one through a bone that lets nerves or vessels pass.
The skull and spine have many named openings, and each foramen carries its own nerve or blood vessel. The word comes from Latin for a hole, and its plural is foramina.
How FORAMEN is used
Standard in anatomy, medicine and zoology.
- The spinal cord leaves the skull through a large foramen.
- A narrowed foramen can press on a nerve and cause pain.
- The student labelled each foramen in the diagram of the skull.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORAMEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FORAMEN
The 7 tiles of FORAMEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FORAMEN
1 longer words begin with FORAMEN.
Shorter words from the letters in FORAMEN
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Common questions about FORAMEN
- Is FORAMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORAMEN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORAMEN worth?
- FORAMEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORAMEN mean?
- A small natural opening or hole, especially one through a bone that lets nerves or vessels pass.
- What letters can be added to FORAMEN?
- FORAMEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FORAMEN:
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