LITHEMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LITHEMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITHEMIA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITHEMIA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITHEMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lithemiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LITHEMIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LITHEMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITHEMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITHEMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An abnormally high level of uric acid circulating in the blood, a condition linked to gout.
Doctors detect lithemia through a blood test rather than by symptoms alone. It is the same condition more often named in the clinic as hyperuricemia, and it can lead to painful crystals forming in the joints.
How LITHEMIA is used
Lithemia appears mainly in older or specialist medical writing.
- The blood work pointed to lithemia, so the physician advised a change of diet.
- Old textbooks describe lithemia as a root cause of gout.
- Persistent lithemia can damage the kidneys over time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITHEMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LITHEMIA
1 longer words begin with LITHEMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in LITHEMIA
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Common questions about LITHEMIA
- Is LITHEMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITHEMIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITHEMIA worth?
- LITHEMIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITHEMIA mean?
- An abnormally high level of uric acid circulating in the blood, a condition linked to gout.
- What letters can be added to LITHEMIA?
- LITHEMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LITHEMIA:
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