LATHYRISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. LATHYRISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATHYRISM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATHYRISM is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATHYRISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lathyrismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATHYRISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LATHYRISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LATHYRISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LATHYRISM
- All 9 letters of LATHYRISM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LATHYRISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A disease causing weakness and paralysis of the legs, brought on by eating too much of certain peas or vetches.
Lathyrism occurs when a diet relies heavily on grass peas and similar seeds, especially during famines. The toxin damages nerves, and the damage to the legs is often permanent.
How LATHYRISM is used
Used in medicine and public health writing about diet-related nerve disease.
- Doctors linked the outbreak of lathyrism to a failed wheat harvest.
- Lathyrism left many villagers unable to walk.
- Soaking the seeds reduces the risk of lathyrism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATHYRISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LATHYRISM
1 longer words begin with LATHYRISM.
Shorter words from the letters in LATHYRISM
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Common questions about LATHYRISM
- Is LATHYRISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATHYRISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATHYRISM worth?
- LATHYRISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATHYRISM mean?
- A disease causing weakness and paralysis of the legs, brought on by eating too much of certain peas or vetches.
- What letters can be added to LATHYRISM?
- LATHYRISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LATHYRISM:
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