LEUKAEMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LEUKAEMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEUKAEMIA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEUKAEMIA is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEUKAEMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leukaemiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEUKAEMIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LEUKAEMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEUKAEMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEUKAEMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishmedical
A cancer of the blood or bone marrow in which abnormal white blood cells multiply uncontrollably.
Leukaemia is the British spelling of a disease that crowds out healthy blood cells and weakens the body defences. It has several forms, some fast moving and others slow.
How LEUKAEMIA is used
Standard in British medical writing, while American English spells it leukemia.
- The charity funds research into childhood leukaemia.
- He was treated for leukaemia and is now in remission.
- A blood test first revealed signs of leukaemia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEUKAEMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEUKAEMIA
1 longer words begin with LEUKAEMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in LEUKAEMIA
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Common questions about LEUKAEMIA
- Is LEUKAEMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEUKAEMIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEUKAEMIA worth?
- LEUKAEMIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEUKAEMIA mean?
- A cancer of the blood or bone marrow in which abnormal white blood cells multiply uncontrollably.
- What letters can be added to LEUKAEMIA?
- LEUKAEMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LEUKAEMIA:
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