INTRATHECAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INTRATHECAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTRATHECAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTRATHECAL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTRATHECAL
No single letter turns INTRATHECAL into another word.
How INTRATHECAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INTRATHECAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTRATHECAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTRATHECAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Given into, or located within, the fluid-filled space surrounding the spinal cord.
An intrathecal injection places medicine directly into the space under the membrane around the spinal cord, bypassing the bloodstream. Anaesthetists and cancer doctors use it for pain relief and chemotherapy.
How INTRATHECAL is used
Strictly medical; used for drugs, injections and pumps.
- The patient received an intrathecal injection of pain relief.
- An intrathecal pump delivers the drug continuously.
- Intrathecal chemotherapy treats cancers near the brain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTRATHECAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTRATHECAL
1 longer words begin with INTRATHECAL.
Shorter words from the letters in INTRATHECAL
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Common questions about INTRATHECAL
- Is INTRATHECAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTRATHECAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTRATHECAL worth?
- INTRATHECAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTRATHECAL mean?
- Given into, or located within, the fluid-filled space surrounding the spinal cord.
- What letters can be added to INTRATHECAL?
- No single letter can be added to INTRATHECAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INTRATHECAL:
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