LOIASIS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LOIASIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOIASIS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOIASIS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOIASIS
No single letter turns LOIASIS into another word.
How LOIASIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOIASIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about LOIASIS
- LOIASIS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOIASIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A tropical disease of central and west Africa caused by a parasitic worm that moves under the skin and across the eye.
Doctors recognise loiasis by temporary swellings of the limbs and by a worm visible in the eye. Biting flies spread it between people, so it is mostly a concern for travellers and residents of forest regions.
How LOIASIS is used
Loiasis is a clinical term used in tropical medicine and travel health.
- The patient was treated for loiasis after returning from Gabon.
- Swelling of the wrist is a typical sign of loiasis.
- Loiasis is passed on by day-biting flies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOIASIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOIASIS
1 longer words begin with LOIASIS.
Shorter words from the letters in LOIASIS
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Common questions about LOIASIS
- Is LOIASIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOIASIS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOIASIS worth?
- LOIASIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOIASIS mean?
- A tropical disease of central and west Africa caused by a parasitic worm that moves under the skin and across the eye.
- What letters can be added to LOIASIS?
- No single letter can be added to LOIASIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOIASIS:
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