HYPOKALEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. HYPOKALEMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOKALEMIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOKALEMIC is to know. It scores 27 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOKALEMIC
No single letter turns HYPOKALEMIC into another word.
How HYPOKALEMIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYPOKALEMIC, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOKALEMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYPOKALEMIC
- All 11 letters of HYPOKALEMIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYPOKALEMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or suffering from a low level of potassium in the blood.
A hypokalemic patient may feel weak or have muscle cramps and an irregular heartbeat. Causes include vomiting, diarrhoea and some diuretics. The word is a diagnostic label rather than an everyday description.
How HYPOKALEMIC is used
Medical term; the British spelling is hypokalaemic.
- The hypokalemic patient was given potassium supplements.
- Severe vomiting left her hypokalemic and weak.
- A hypokalemic state can disturb the rhythm of the heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOKALEMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about HYPOKALEMIC
- Is HYPOKALEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOKALEMIC, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOKALEMIC worth?
- HYPOKALEMIC is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOKALEMIC mean?
- Relating to or suffering from a low level of potassium in the blood.
- What letters can be added to HYPOKALEMIC?
- No single letter can be added to HYPOKALEMIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYPOKALEMIC:
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