HIDROSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HIDROSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIDROSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIDROSIS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIDROSIS
No single letter turns HIDROSIS into another word.
How HIDROSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HIDROSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIDROSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIDROSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The production of sweat, or abnormal sweating, by the sweat glands.
Doctors use hidrosis for the normal action of the sweat glands and for conditions where sweating is disturbed. Prefixes in terms like hyperhidrosis show whether it is excessive or lacking.
How HIDROSIS is used
Hidrosis is a clinical word used in dermatology and general medicine.
- The physician noted unusual hidrosis on the patient's palms.
- Normal hidrosis helps the body cool in hot weather.
- The textbook devotes a chapter to disorders of hidrosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIDROSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HIDROSIS
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Common questions about HIDROSIS
- Is HIDROSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIDROSIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIDROSIS worth?
- HIDROSIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIDROSIS mean?
- The production of sweat, or abnormal sweating, by the sweat glands.
- What letters can be added to HIDROSIS?
- No single letter can be added to HIDROSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HIDROSIS:
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