MUCOSA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MUCOSA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUCOSA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUCOSA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUCOSA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUCOSA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MUCOSA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does MUCOSA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The moist inner lining of body passages and cavities, which produces mucus.
The mucosa lines the mouth, nose, stomach, intestines and airways, keeping them damp and shielding the tissue beneath from germs and irritation. Doctors speak of oral mucosa or gastric mucosa to say which part of the body they mean. The word is the Latin feminine form that medicine kept as a noun, and its adjective is mucous.
How MUCOSA is used
A medical term, usually qualified by the organ it belongs to.
- The surgeon examined the mucosa of the stomach for signs of damage.
- Cold air can dry out the nasal mucosa.
- A thin mucosa covers the inside of the cheek.
- Inflammation of the mucosa caused the patient pain.
- Healthy mucosa looks pink and moist under the camera.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUCOSA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUCOSA
4 longer words begin with MUCOSA.
Shorter words from the letters in MUCOSA
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Common questions about MUCOSA
- Is MUCOSA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUCOSA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUCOSA worth?
- MUCOSA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUCOSA mean?
- The moist inner lining of body passages and cavities, which produces mucus.
- What letters can be added to MUCOSA?
- MUCOSA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MUCOSA:
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