LEUCEMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LEUCEMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEUCEMIA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEUCEMIA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEUCEMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leucemiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEUCEMIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LEUCEMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEUCEMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEUCEMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A cancer of the blood-forming tissues in which abnormal white cells multiply.
Leucemia is a variant spelling used in some languages and older English texts. The disease crowds out healthy blood cells in the marrow. Treatment depends on the type and the age of the patient.
How LEUCEMIA is used
A spelling variant of leukaemia, seen in older or foreign-influenced texts.
- The old record listed leucemia as the cause of death.
- Doctors diagnosed leucemia after the blood test.
- A new drug offered hope to people with leucemia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEUCEMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEUCEMIA
1 longer words begin with LEUCEMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in LEUCEMIA
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Common questions about LEUCEMIA
- Is LEUCEMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEUCEMIA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEUCEMIA worth?
- LEUCEMIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEUCEMIA mean?
- A cancer of the blood-forming tissues in which abnormal white cells multiply.
- What letters can be added to LEUCEMIA?
- LEUCEMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LEUCEMIA:
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