MESOTHELIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MESOTHELIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESOTHELIUM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESOTHELIUM is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESOTHELIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mesotheliumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESOTHELIUM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MESOTHELIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MESOTHELIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MESOTHELIUM
- MESOTHELIUM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MESOTHELIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The thin layer of cells lining the chest and abdominal cavities and covering the organs inside them.
The mesothelium forms the lining of the pleura, peritoneum and pericardium. Doctors know it chiefly as the tissue in which mesothelioma, a cancer linked to asbestos, begins.
How MESOTHELIUM is used
The noun mesothelium belongs to anatomy and pathology.
- The mesothelium secretes a fluid that lets organs slide smoothly.
- Asbestos fibres can damage the mesothelium over many years.
- The pathologist examined a sample of mesothelium under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESOTHELIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MESOTHELIUM
1 longer words begin with MESOTHELIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in MESOTHELIUM
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Common questions about MESOTHELIUM
- Is MESOTHELIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESOTHELIUM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESOTHELIUM worth?
- MESOTHELIUM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESOTHELIUM mean?
- The thin layer of cells lining the chest and abdominal cavities and covering the organs inside them.
- What letters can be added to MESOTHELIUM?
- MESOTHELIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MESOTHELIUM:
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