MENINGITIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MENINGITIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENINGITIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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 MENINGITIS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENINGITIS
No single letter turns MENINGITIS into another word.
How MENINGITIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MENINGITIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MENINGITIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MENINGITIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A serious illness in which the membranes around the brain and spinal cord become inflamed, usually from infection.
Meningitis can cause fever, a severe headache, a stiff neck and sensitivity to light, and it needs urgent treatment. Vaccines now protect against several kinds of meningitis that once spread quickly through schools and student halls.
How MENINGITIS is used
Used in medical, public-health and news contexts.
- The student was rushed to hospital with suspected meningitis.
- Doctors warned parents about the early signs of meningitis.
- A vaccine campaign was launched to reduce cases of meningitis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENINGITIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MENINGITIS
1 longer words begin with MENINGITIS.
Shorter words from the letters in MENINGITIS
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Common questions about MENINGITIS
- Is MENINGITIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENINGITIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENINGITIS worth?
- MENINGITIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENINGITIS mean?
- A serious illness in which the membranes around the brain and spinal cord become inflamed, usually from infection.
- What letters can be added to MENINGITIS?
- No single letter can be added to MENINGITIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MENINGITIS:
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