LITHOTRIPSY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. LITHOTRIPSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITHOTRIPSY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITHOTRIPSY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITHOTRIPSY
No single letter turns LITHOTRIPSY into another word.
How LITHOTRIPSY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LITHOTRIPSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITHOTRIPSY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITHOTRIPSY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A medical treatment that breaks kidney or bladder stones into fragments small enough to pass out naturally.
Lithotripsy usually relies on focused shock waves aimed from outside the body, so no cut is needed. Patients may feel discomfort and then pass the sand-like pieces over several days. It spares many people the surgery that was once the only choice.
How LITHOTRIPSY is used
Lithotripsy is a urology term heard in hospitals and patient leaflets.
- The doctor recommended lithotripsy for the large kidney stone.
- After lithotripsy he drank plenty of water to flush out the fragments.
- Lithotripsy avoids the need for open surgery.
- The clinic offers lithotripsy as a day procedure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITHOTRIPSY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LITHOTRIPSY
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Common questions about LITHOTRIPSY
- Is LITHOTRIPSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITHOTRIPSY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITHOTRIPSY worth?
- LITHOTRIPSY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITHOTRIPSY mean?
- A medical treatment that breaks kidney or bladder stones into fragments small enough to pass out naturally.
- What letters can be added to LITHOTRIPSY?
- No single letter can be added to LITHOTRIPSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LITHOTRIPSY:
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