HYPOPLASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HYPOPLASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOPLASIA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOPLASIA is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOPLASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hypoplasiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPOPLASIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HYPOPLASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOPLASIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPOPLASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The underdevelopment of an organ or tissue because it has too few cells.
Hypoplasia differs from simple smallness, since the part has not grown properly and may work poorly. Dentists meet it as pitted or thin tooth enamel.
How HYPOPLASIA is used
Hypoplasia is named together with the affected body part, as in enamel hypoplasia.
- The scan revealed hypoplasia of the left lung.
- Enamel hypoplasia left his teeth sensitive to cold.
- Doctors monitored the baby for signs of hypoplasia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOPLASIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HYPOPLASIA
The 10 tiles of HYPOPLASIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HYPOPLASIA
1 longer words begin with HYPOPLASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOPLASIA
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Common questions about HYPOPLASIA
- Is HYPOPLASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOPLASIA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOPLASIA worth?
- HYPOPLASIA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOPLASIA mean?
- The underdevelopment of an organ or tissue because it has too few cells.
- What letters can be added to HYPOPLASIA?
- HYPOPLASIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HYPOPLASIA:
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