LUPOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUPOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUPOUS?
| 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: 22 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUPOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUPOUS
No single letter turns LUPOUS into another word.
How LUPOUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LUPOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What does LUPOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicalrare
Relating to or affected by lupus, a chronic autoimmune or skin disease.
Lupous derives from lupus, the Latin word for wolf, which doctors adopted centuries ago to name skin conditions that seemed to eat away at the flesh the way a wolf attacks. The adjective lupous now appears mainly in older or specialized medical writing to describe lesions, ulcers, or symptoms tied to lupus. Modern clinical writing more often uses the phrase lupus-related instead, so lupous now reads as a somewhat dated technical term.
How LUPOUS is used
Found chiefly in older or highly technical medical writing rather than everyday clinical language.
- The report described a lupous rash spreading across both cheeks.
- Researchers studied lupous skin lesions under the microscope.
- The old case file used the term lupous nephritis for kidney damage.
- Few modern textbooks still print the word lupous instead of lupus-related.
- A lupous ulcer had left a faint scar on the patient forearm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUPOUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUPOUS
The 6 tiles of LUPOUS in a different order — 1 found.
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Common questions about LUPOUS
- Is LUPOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUPOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUPOUS worth?
- LUPOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUPOUS mean?
- Relating to or affected by lupus, a chronic autoimmune or skin disease.
- What letters can be added to LUPOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LUPOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LUPOUS:
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