MEDULLARY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MEDULLARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDULLARY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEDULLARY is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDULLARY
No single letter turns MEDULLARY into another word.
How MEDULLARY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MEDULLARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEDULLARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEDULLARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Relating to the marrow or soft inner tissue of a bone, plant stem or organ, or to the medulla oblongata.
The word comes from the Latin for marrow. In anatomy it can point to the central core of an organ as opposed to its outer layer, while in botany it refers to the pith at the centre of a stem. Writers on the brain use medullary for matters involving the brainstem.
How MEDULLARY is used
A scientific term, used in anatomy, medicine and botany.
- The long bone has a hollow medullary cavity filled with marrow.
- Damage to the medullary region of the brain can affect breathing.
- The medullary rays are visible in a slice of oak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDULLARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDULLARY
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Common questions about MEDULLARY
- Is MEDULLARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDULLARY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDULLARY worth?
- MEDULLARY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDULLARY mean?
- Relating to the marrow or soft inner tissue of a bone, plant stem or organ, or to the medulla oblongata.
- What letters can be added to MEDULLARY?
- No single letter can be added to MEDULLARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MEDULLARY:
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