ISCHAEMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ISCHAEMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISCHAEMIA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISCHAEMIA is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISCHAEMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ischaemiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISCHAEMIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ISCHAEMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISCHAEMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISCHAEMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishmedical
The British spelling of ischemia: restricted blood flow to an organ or limb, as in a heart attack or stroke.
Ischaemia is the usual British spelling in clinical writing. The condition can strike the heart, brain or limbs, and it differs from a bleed because too little blood arrives rather than too much escaping.
How ISCHAEMIA is used
Ischaemia is a medical term, common in British hospital and journal writing.
- Chest pain can be a sign of ischaemia in the heart muscle.
- The scan showed ischaemia in one region of the brain.
- Prolonged ischaemia damages tissue that cannot be repaired.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISCHAEMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISCHAEMIA
1 longer words begin with ISCHAEMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ISCHAEMIA
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Common questions about ISCHAEMIA
- Is ISCHAEMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISCHAEMIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISCHAEMIA worth?
- ISCHAEMIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISCHAEMIA mean?
- The British spelling of ischemia: restricted blood flow to an organ or limb, as in a heart attack or stroke.
- What letters can be added to ISCHAEMIA?
- ISCHAEMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ISCHAEMIA:
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