MINOXIDIL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MINOXIDIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINOXIDIL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINOXIDIL is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINOXIDIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
minoxidilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINOXIDIL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MINOXIDIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MINOXIDIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MINOXIDIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drug that widens blood vessels, first used against severe high blood pressure and now applied to the scalp to encourage hair growth.
Doctors noticed that patients taking minoxidil by mouth grew extra hair, which led to lotions for baldness. Results vary, and the effect fades once treatment stops. The tablets and the lotion serve quite different purposes.
How MINOXIDIL is used
Minoxidil is discussed in medical and pharmacy contexts and in hair-loss advice.
- He rubbed minoxidil into his scalp every morning.
- The doctor prescribed minoxidil tablets for resistant hypertension.
- Hair thickened slowly after months of minoxidil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINOXIDIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINOXIDIL
1 longer words begin with MINOXIDIL.
Shorter words from the letters in MINOXIDIL
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Common questions about MINOXIDIL
- Is MINOXIDIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINOXIDIL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINOXIDIL worth?
- MINOXIDIL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINOXIDIL mean?
- A drug that widens blood vessels, first used against severe high blood pressure and now applied to the scalp to encourage hair growth.
- What letters can be added to MINOXIDIL?
- MINOXIDIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MINOXIDIL:
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