ISCHEMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ISCHEMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISCHEMIA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISCHEMIA is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISCHEMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ischemiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISCHEMIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ISCHEMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISCHEMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISCHEMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A shortage of blood supply to part of the body, which deprives tissue of oxygen.
Ischemia can strike the heart, the brain or a limb, and the cause is usually a blocked or narrowed artery. The damage may be temporary if the flow returns in time. It is a main cause of heart attacks and strokes.
How ISCHEMIA is used
It is used in medicine in the American spelling; British texts often write ischaemia.
- Chest pain can be a sign of cardiac ischemia.
- Doctors worked to relieve the ischemia in his leg.
- Brain ischemia can follow a blood clot.
- The test checks for ischemia during exercise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISCHEMIA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISCHEMIA
1 longer words begin with ISCHEMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ISCHEMIA
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Common questions about ISCHEMIA
- Is ISCHEMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISCHEMIA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISCHEMIA worth?
- ISCHEMIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISCHEMIA mean?
- A shortage of blood supply to part of the body, which deprives tissue of oxygen.
- What letters can be added to ISCHEMIA?
- ISCHEMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ISCHEMIA:
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