HYPOKALEMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. HYPOKALEMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOKALEMIA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOKALEMIA is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOKALEMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hypokalemiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPOKALEMIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYPOKALEMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOKALEMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPOKALEMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalNorth American
An abnormally low level of potassium in the blood.
Hypokalemia means low potassium, which can cause weakness, cramps and irregular heartbeats. Causes include vomiting, diarrhoea and some water tablets, and treatment is usually potassium supplements.
How HYPOKALEMIA is used
Hypokalemia is the American spelling; British texts write hypokalaemia.
- Severe hypokalemia can disturb the heart rhythm.
- The blood test confirmed hypokalemia in the patient.
- Diuretics are a common cause of hypokalemia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOKALEMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPOKALEMIA
1 longer words begin with HYPOKALEMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOKALEMIA
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Common questions about HYPOKALEMIA
- Is HYPOKALEMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOKALEMIA, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOKALEMIA worth?
- HYPOKALEMIA is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOKALEMIA mean?
- An abnormally low level of potassium in the blood.
- What letters can be added to HYPOKALEMIA?
- HYPOKALEMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYPOKALEMIA:
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