MYASIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MYASIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYASIS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYASIS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYASIS
No single letter turns MYASIS into another word.
How MYASIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MYASIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.
What does MYASIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalrare
A condition in which the tissues of a living person or animal are infested by fly maggots.
Myasis is a seldom used spelling of the medical term more often written myiasis. It arises when fly eggs or larvae enter a wound, the skin or a body opening and feed on living tissue. Livestock, pets and people in warm regions are the usual victims, and treatment means removing the larvae and cleaning the site. The word comes from the Greek name for a fly.
How MYASIS is used
Medical and veterinary; the standard spelling is myiasis.
- The vet diagnosed myasis in the sheep after shearing.
- A case of myasis was reported in the hospital ward.
- Untreated myasis can spread deep into a wound.
- The traveller returned with myasis in a small skin sore.
- Cleaning the wound is the first step in treating myasis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYASIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MYASIS
The 6 tiles of MYASIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MYASIS
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Common questions about MYASIS
- Is MYASIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYASIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYASIS worth?
- MYASIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYASIS mean?
- A condition in which the tissues of a living person or animal are infested by fly maggots.
- What letters can be added to MYASIS?
- No single letter can be added to MYASIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MYASIS:
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