GRANULOMA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRANULOMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANULOMA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANULOMA is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANULOMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
granulomasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANULOMA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRANULOMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANULOMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANULOMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small mass of tissue that forms in response to infection, inflammation or a foreign body.
A granuloma is the body's way of walling off something it cannot remove. Doctors find granulomas in diseases such as tuberculosis and sarcoidosis.
How GRANULOMA is used
Granuloma is a medical term used in pathology.
- The scan showed a small granuloma in the lung.
- A granuloma formed around the splinter.
- The biopsy confirmed a granuloma rather than a tumour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANULOMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRANULOMA
3 longer words begin with GRANULOMA.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANULOMA
Showing 40 of 314. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about GRANULOMA
- Is GRANULOMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANULOMA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANULOMA worth?
- GRANULOMA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANULOMA mean?
- A small mass of tissue that forms in response to infection, inflammation or a foreign body.
- What letters can be added to GRANULOMA?
- GRANULOMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRANULOMA:
Open GRANULOMA in the Word Finder