IDIOPATHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. IDIOPATHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDIOPATHIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDIOPATHIC is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDIOPATHIC
No single letter turns IDIOPATHIC into another word.
How IDIOPATHIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IDIOPATHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDIOPATHIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IDIOPATHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Of a disease, arising spontaneously or from a cause that is unknown.
A doctor calls a condition idiopathic when tests reveal no clear trigger. The term admits ignorance about the origin rather than describing the symptoms themselves.
How IDIOPATHIC is used
The word idiopathic is a medical term that follows the name of an illness, as in idiopathic epilepsy.
- The specialist diagnosed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- Her seizures were idiopathic, with no known cause.
- Idiopathic conditions can be frustrating for patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDIOPATHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IDIOPATHIC
1 longer words begin with IDIOPATHIC.
Shorter words from the letters in IDIOPATHIC
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Common questions about IDIOPATHIC
- Is IDIOPATHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDIOPATHIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDIOPATHIC worth?
- IDIOPATHIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDIOPATHIC mean?
- Of a disease, arising spontaneously or from a cause that is unknown.
- What letters can be added to IDIOPATHIC?
- No single letter can be added to IDIOPATHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IDIOPATHIC:
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