LOCHIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LOCHIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCHIA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCHIA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCHIA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCHIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LOCHIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does LOCHIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The bloody discharge from the womb that continues for some weeks after a woman has given birth.
Lochia is a normal part of recovery after childbirth. It starts heavy and red, then fades over the following weeks to a paler, thinner flow as the lining of the womb heals. Midwives ask about its colour, amount and smell, since a sudden change can signal infection or retained tissue. The word comes from Greek and is plural in form but treated as a mass noun.
How LOCHIA is used
Medical term used by midwives, doctors and in guides to postnatal care.
- The nurse explained that some lochia is expected for several weeks.
- Heavy lochia with large clots should be reported to the midwife.
- Her lochia gradually changed from red to pale yellow.
- The leaflet describes how lochia differs from a normal period.
- A foul smell from the lochia can point to infection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCHIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCHIA
2 longer words begin with LOCHIA.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCHIA
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Common questions about LOCHIA
- Is LOCHIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCHIA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCHIA worth?
- LOCHIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCHIA mean?
- The bloody discharge from the womb that continues for some weeks after a woman has given birth.
- What letters can be added to LOCHIA?
- LOCHIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LOCHIA:
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