MYASTHENIA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MYASTHENIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYASTHENIA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYASTHENIA is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYASTHENIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
myastheniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYASTHENIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MYASTHENIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYASTHENIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MYASTHENIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A condition marked by abnormal weakness of certain muscles, especially the chronic autoimmune form that disrupts nerve signals to the muscles.
In myasthenia the weakness grows with effort and eases with rest, so drooping eyelids or tired facial muscles are common signs. The term most often appears in the full name of the disease, myasthenia gravis.
How MYASTHENIA is used
A medical term, usually met in clinical or health writing.
- Doctors suspected myasthenia when her eyelids began to droop by evening.
- Treatment for myasthenia aims to improve the signal between nerve and muscle.
- He lives with myasthenia and plans his day around rest periods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYASTHENIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYASTHENIA
1 longer words begin with MYASTHENIA.
Shorter words from the letters in MYASTHENIA
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Common questions about MYASTHENIA
- Is MYASTHENIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYASTHENIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYASTHENIA worth?
- MYASTHENIA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYASTHENIA mean?
- A condition marked by abnormal weakness of certain muscles, especially the chronic autoimmune form that disrupts nerve signals to the muscles.
- What letters can be added to MYASTHENIA?
- MYASTHENIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MYASTHENIA:
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