HEMOSTAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HEMOSTAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMOSTAT?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMOSTAT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMOSTAT
Front hooks — 1
chemostatBack hooks — 1
hemostatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEMOSTAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HEMOSTAT, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEMOSTAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEMOSTAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small surgical clamp used to close a blood vessel and stop bleeding.
Surgeons clip a hemostat onto a bleeding vessel so they can see clearly and tie it off. The scissor-like handles lock shut, leaving both hands free for other work.
How HEMOSTAT is used
Used in surgery and medicine for clamping instruments.
- The nurse passed the surgeon a hemostat.
- A hemostat held the artery closed while the doctor worked.
- Each tray contained a hemostat and a pair of scissors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMOSTAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEMOSTAT
3 longer words begin with HEMOSTAT.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMOSTAT
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Common questions about HEMOSTAT
- Is HEMOSTAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMOSTAT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMOSTAT worth?
- HEMOSTAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMOSTAT mean?
- A small surgical clamp used to close a blood vessel and stop bleeding.
- What letters can be added to HEMOSTAT?
- HEMOSTAT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HEMOSTAT:
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