HISTOLYSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HISTOLYSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HISTOLYSIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HISTOLYSIS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HISTOLYSIS
No single letter turns HISTOLYSIS into another word.
How HISTOLYSIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HISTOLYSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HISTOLYSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HISTOLYSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The breaking down and dissolving of body tissue.
Histolysis occurs naturally when a tadpole loses its tail or an insect rebuilds its body during metamorphosis. In medicine the term can also describe tissue destroyed by disease.
How HISTOLYSIS is used
A technical term in biology and pathology.
- Histolysis removes the larval tissues of the insect.
- Doctors observed histolysis around the wound.
- The tail disappears through histolysis as the frog matures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HISTOLYSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HISTOLYSIS
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Common questions about HISTOLYSIS
- Is HISTOLYSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HISTOLYSIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HISTOLYSIS worth?
- HISTOLYSIS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HISTOLYSIS mean?
- The breaking down and dissolving of body tissue.
- What letters can be added to HISTOLYSIS?
- No single letter can be added to HISTOLYSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HISTOLYSIS:
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