LESION is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LESION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LESION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LESION is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LESION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lesionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LESION scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LESION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,372.
What stands out about LESION
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LESION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An area of tissue damaged or altered by injury or disease.
A lesion can be as small as a scrape on the skin or as significant as a growth found deep inside an organ, since the word covers any abnormal change in tissue rather than one specific cause. Doctors use it as a neutral term before a cause is confirmed, describing what a scan or exam shows without yet naming the disease behind it. Lesions get classified in many ways, including by size, by whether they are open or closed, and by whether the change is likely to heal or to spread. Because the word says nothing about severity on its own, a report might call a lesion minor or urgent.
How LESION is used
Common in medical writing and diagnosis, describing tissue damage of many kinds and causes.
- The scan revealed a small lesion on the patient's liver.
- A cold sore is a lesion caused by a common virus.
- Doctors biopsied the lesion to rule out cancer.
- The skin lesion healed within two weeks without treatment.
- Repeated injury left a lesion that never fully closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LESION and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LESION
The 6 tiles of LESION in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with LESION
3 longer words begin with LESION.
Shorter words from the letters in LESION
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Common questions about LESION
- Is LESION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LESION, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LESION worth?
- LESION is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LESION mean?
- An area of tissue damaged or altered by injury or disease.
- What letters can be added to LESION?
- LESION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LESION:
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