MYIASIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MYIASIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYIASIS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYIASIS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYIASIS
No single letter turns MYIASIS into another word.
How MYIASIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MYIASIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does MYIASIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An infestation of living tissue by fly larvae, or the disease it causes.
Myiasis can affect animals as well as people and usually develops when flies lay eggs in a wound or damp skin. Treatment means removing the larvae and cleaning the affected area.
How MYIASIS is used
Myiasis is a medical and veterinary term for maggot infestation.
- The vet diagnosed myiasis in the sheep's neglected wound.
- Myiasis is more common in warm climates with many flies.
- The nurse explained how myiasis is treated in a hospital.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYIASIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MYIASIS
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Common questions about MYIASIS
- Is MYIASIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYIASIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYIASIS worth?
- MYIASIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYIASIS mean?
- An infestation of living tissue by fly larvae, or the disease it causes.
- What letters can be added to MYIASIS?
- No single letter can be added to MYIASIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MYIASIS:
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