LUPUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LUPUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUPUS?
| 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: 21 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUPUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUPUS
No single letter turns LUPUS into another word.
How LUPUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LUPUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does LUPUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue, commonly causing joint pain, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash, especially across the face.
Doctors most often mean the autoimmune disease when they refer to lupus, a condition in which a person's immune system mistakenly treats the body's own cells as a threat, leading to inflammation that can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, and other organs. The disease often produces a butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and nose, though its symptoms vary widely from person to person and can flare up and settle down over time. The word comes from the Latin for wolf, reflecting an old belief that the facial rash resembled a wolf's bite or markings. Because lupus can imitate many other illnesses, diagnosis often takes considerable time and several rounds of testing.
How LUPUS is used
A standard medical term for the autoimmune disease, used in clinical settings, health writing, and everyday conversation about chronic illness.
- She was diagnosed with lupus after months of unexplained fatigue.
- The rash across her cheeks turned out to be a symptom of lupus.
- Doctors adjusted her medication to manage a flare-up of lupus.
- Researchers are studying new treatments for patients living with lupus.
- His joint pain was eventually traced back to lupus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUPUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUPUS
The 5 tiles of LUPUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LUPUS
1 longer words begin with LUPUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LUPUS
Common questions about LUPUS
- Is LUPUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUPUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUPUS worth?
- LUPUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUPUS mean?
- A chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue, commonly causing joint pain, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash, especially across the face.
- What letters can be added to LUPUS?
- No single letter can be added to LUPUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LUPUS:
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