LEUCOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LEUCOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEUCOSIS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEUCOSIS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEUCOSIS
No single letter turns LEUCOSIS into another word.
How LEUCOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LEUCOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEUCOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LEUCOSIS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 LEUCOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of several diseases in which white blood cells multiply abnormally, especially in poultry and cattle.
Vets meet leucosis in flocks and herds, where the viral forms spread from animal to animal. The name comes from a Greek root for white, referring to the blood cells involved.
How LEUCOSIS is used
Chiefly a veterinary term; leukaemia is the usual word for the human disease.
- Avian leucosis can sweep through a poultry house.
- The herd was tested for bovine leucosis last spring.
- A farmer must report leucosis to the authorities.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEUCOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEUCOSIS
The 8 tiles of LEUCOSIS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LEUCOSIS
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Common questions about LEUCOSIS
- Is LEUCOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEUCOSIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEUCOSIS worth?
- LEUCOSIS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEUCOSIS mean?
- Any of several diseases in which white blood cells multiply abnormally, especially in poultry and cattle.
- What letters can be added to LEUCOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to LEUCOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LEUCOSIS:
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