MARASMUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MARASMUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARASMUS?
| 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 MARASMUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARASMUS
No single letter turns MARASMUS into another word.
How MARASMUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MARASMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARASMUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARASMUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Severe wasting of the body caused by lack of food or the body's failure to absorb it.
Doctors link marasmus to extreme malnutrition, especially in young children. In a figurative sense it can describe a long decline.
How MARASMUS is used
Marasmus is a medical term.
- The clinic treated infants suffering from marasmus.
- Marasmus leaves a child dangerously thin.
- Famine brought widespread marasmus.
- Doctors diagnosed marasmus after the long illness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARASMUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARASMUS
1 longer words begin with MARASMUS.
Shorter words from the letters in MARASMUS
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Common questions about MARASMUS
- Is MARASMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARASMUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARASMUS worth?
- MARASMUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARASMUS mean?
- Severe wasting of the body caused by lack of food or the body's failure to absorb it.
- What letters can be added to MARASMUS?
- No single letter can be added to MARASMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MARASMUS:
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