GERIATRICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GERIATRICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GERIATRICIAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GERIATRICIAN is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GERIATRICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geriatriciansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GERIATRICIAN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in GERIATRICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GERIATRICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GERIATRICIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A doctor who specialises in the health and care of elderly people.
A geriatrician looks at several conditions and medicines together, since older patients often have many at once. Referral to one is common after falls or memory problems.
How GERIATRICIAN is used
Used in medicine and healthcare reporting.
- The geriatrician reviewed all of her mother's medication.
- A geriatrician leads the hospital's falls clinic.
- He was referred to a geriatrician after the fall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GERIATRICIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GERIATRICIAN
1 longer words begin with GERIATRICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in GERIATRICIAN
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Common questions about GERIATRICIAN
- Is GERIATRICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GERIATRICIAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GERIATRICIAN worth?
- GERIATRICIAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GERIATRICIAN mean?
- A doctor who specialises in the health and care of elderly people.
- What letters can be added to GERIATRICIAN?
- GERIATRICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of GERIATRICIAN:
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