METASTATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. METASTATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METASTATIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METASTATIC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METASTATIC
No single letter turns METASTATIC into another word.
How METASTATIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METASTATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METASTATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METASTATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or caused by the spread of disease, especially cancer, from one part of the body to another.
Metastatic cancer has travelled from its first site to distant organs through blood or lymph. Doctors treat a metastatic tumour differently from one that has stayed in place, so the word is important in a diagnosis.
How METASTATIC is used
Metastatic is used in oncology and medical reports.
- The scan found metastatic cells in the liver.
- She was treated for metastatic breast cancer.
- A metastatic abscess formed far from the original wound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METASTATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METASTATIC
1 longer words begin with METASTATIC.
Shorter words from the letters in METASTATIC
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Common questions about METASTATIC
- Is METASTATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METASTATIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METASTATIC worth?
- METASTATIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METASTATIC mean?
- Relating to or caused by the spread of disease, especially cancer, from one part of the body to another.
- What letters can be added to METASTATIC?
- No single letter can be added to METASTATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METASTATIC:
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