HEMOSTASIS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HEMOSTASIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMOSTASIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMOSTASIS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMOSTASIS
No single letter turns HEMOSTASIS into another word.
How HEMOSTASIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEMOSTASIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEMOSTASIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEMOSTASIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalNorth American
The stopping of bleeding, whether by natural clotting or by surgical means.
After an injury the body seals the damaged vessel with platelets and a clot, and surgeons use clamps or cautery to help the same result. Without hemostasis even a small cut could be dangerous.
How HEMOSTASIS is used
Hemostasis is a medical term; the British spelling is haemostasis.
- The surgeon worked quickly to achieve hemostasis.
- Platelets play a central role in hemostasis.
- Some drugs interfere with normal hemostasis and raise bleeding risk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMOSTASIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMOSTASIS
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Common questions about HEMOSTASIS
- Is HEMOSTASIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMOSTASIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMOSTASIS worth?
- HEMOSTASIS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMOSTASIS mean?
- The stopping of bleeding, whether by natural clotting or by surgical means.
- What letters can be added to HEMOSTASIS?
- No single letter can be added to HEMOSTASIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEMOSTASIS:
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