ISCHIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ISCHIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISCHIUM?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISCHIUM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISCHIUM
No single letter turns ISCHIUM into another word.
How ISCHIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ISCHIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does ISCHIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The lower rear bone of the three that make up each half of the pelvis.
Anatomists use ischium when naming the part of the hip that bears body weight in a seated position. It sits beneath the ilium and behind the pubis, and the three fuse together in adults. Doctors mention the ischium when describing fractures or pressure sores near the buttocks.
How ISCHIUM is used
Ischium appears in anatomy texts and clinical notes rather than in everyday talk.
- The surgeon examined the scan for a crack in the ischium.
- When you sit upright, most of your weight rests on the ischium.
- In a young child the ischium is still separate from the other pelvic bones.
- Pain deep in the buttock can come from an injured ischium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISCHIUM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ISCHIUM
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Common questions about ISCHIUM
- Is ISCHIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISCHIUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISCHIUM worth?
- ISCHIUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISCHIUM mean?
- The lower rear bone of the three that make up each half of the pelvis.
- What letters can be added to ISCHIUM?
- No single letter can be added to ISCHIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ISCHIUM:
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