LIGAMENTOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LIGAMENTOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIGAMENTOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIGAMENTOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGAMENTOUS
No single letter turns LIGAMENTOUS into another word.
How LIGAMENTOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LIGAMENTOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGAMENTOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LIGAMENTOUS
- All 11 letters of LIGAMENTOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- LIGAMENTOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIGAMENTOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or like a ligament, the tough band of tissue that joins bones.
Doctors speak of ligamentous injury when a sprain tears or stretches the fibres around a joint. A ligamentous structure is firm and binding, unlike soft muscle.
How LIGAMENTOUS is used
Medical and anatomical term; ligamentous is common in sports medicine and surgery reports.
- The scan showed ligamentous damage to the knee.
- A ligamentous band held the bones in place.
- Ligamentous laxity makes some joints unusually flexible.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIGAMENTOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGAMENTOUS
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Common questions about LIGAMENTOUS
- Is LIGAMENTOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGAMENTOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIGAMENTOUS worth?
- LIGAMENTOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIGAMENTOUS mean?
- Relating to or like a ligament, the tough band of tissue that joins bones.
- What letters can be added to LIGAMENTOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LIGAMENTOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LIGAMENTOUS:
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