HETEROTOPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HETEROTOPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HETEROTOPIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HETEROTOPIC is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETEROTOPIC
No single letter turns HETEROTOPIC into another word.
How HETEROTOPIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HETEROTOPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETEROTOPIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HETEROTOPIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Occurring in an abnormal place in the body.
Heterotopic describes tissue that has formed where it normally does not belong, like bone growing inside a muscle. It is a matter of location, not of how healthy the tissue is.
How HETEROTOPIC is used
Heterotopic is used in pathology and surgery reports for misplaced tissue.
- The scan showed heterotopic bone forming near the hip.
- A heterotopic pregnancy is a rare medical emergency.
- Doctors monitored the heterotopic growth for signs of pain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HETEROTOPIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HETEROTOPIC
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Common questions about HETEROTOPIC
- Is HETEROTOPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETEROTOPIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETEROTOPIC worth?
- HETEROTOPIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HETEROTOPIC mean?
- Occurring in an abnormal place in the body.
- What letters can be added to HETEROTOPIC?
- No single letter can be added to HETEROTOPIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HETEROTOPIC:
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