LATHYRITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. LATHYRITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATHYRITIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATHYRITIC is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATHYRITIC
No single letter turns LATHYRITIC into another word.
How LATHYRITIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LATHYRITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LATHYRITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LATHYRITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or affected by lathyrism, a paralysing illness caused by certain legume seeds.
Lathyritic describes symptoms or patients tied to a diet heavy in grass pea and related legumes. It is a narrow medical word, rarely seen outside toxicology or nutrition texts.
How LATHYRITIC is used
A medical adjective, used with nouns such as patient, paralysis or symptoms.
- The lathyritic patient had stiff, weak legs.
- Doctors noted lathyritic symptoms across the village.
- A lathyritic disorder follows long reliance on one crop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATHYRITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LATHYRITIC
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Common questions about LATHYRITIC
- Is LATHYRITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATHYRITIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATHYRITIC worth?
- LATHYRITIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATHYRITIC mean?
- Relating to or affected by lathyrism, a paralysing illness caused by certain legume seeds.
- What letters can be added to LATHYRITIC?
- No single letter can be added to LATHYRITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LATHYRITIC:
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