KETOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KETOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KETOSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KETOSIS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KETOSIS
No single letter turns KETOSIS into another word.
How KETOSIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KETOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does KETOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A metabolic state in which the body has raised levels of ketone bodies, as in diabetes or on a very low-carbohydrate diet.
Ketosis occurs when the body burns fat for fuel rather than sugar. It can be harmless on a strict diet but dangerous when uncontrolled in diabetes.
How KETOSIS is used
Ketosis is a medical term that also appears in diet and fitness writing.
- The diet aims to put the body into ketosis.
- Doctors watch diabetic patients for signs of ketosis.
- Her breath had a fruity smell, a possible sign of ketosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KETOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KETOSIS
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Common questions about KETOSIS
- Is KETOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KETOSIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KETOSIS worth?
- KETOSIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KETOSIS mean?
- A metabolic state in which the body has raised levels of ketone bodies, as in diabetes or on a very low-carbohydrate diet.
- What letters can be added to KETOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to KETOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KETOSIS:
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