IATROGENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. IATROGENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IATROGENIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IATROGENIC is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IATROGENIC
No single letter turns IATROGENIC into another word.
How IATROGENIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IATROGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IATROGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IATROGENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Caused unintentionally by a doctor, medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure.
An iatrogenic illness is one that the care itself brought about, such as an infection picked up during surgery or a side effect of a drug. The word comes from Greek roots meaning physician and origin.
How IATROGENIC is used
Clinical term; an iatrogenic condition is harm done by treatment, not by the original disease.
- The infection proved to be iatrogenic, following the operation.
- Hospitals work to reduce iatrogenic harm to patients.
- An iatrogenic reaction to the drug sent him back to the clinic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IATROGENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IATROGENIC
3 longer words begin with IATROGENIC.
Shorter words from the letters in IATROGENIC
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Common questions about IATROGENIC
- Is IATROGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IATROGENIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IATROGENIC worth?
- IATROGENIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IATROGENIC mean?
- Caused unintentionally by a doctor, medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure.
- What letters can be added to IATROGENIC?
- No single letter can be added to IATROGENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IATROGENIC:
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