MYOCARDIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MYOCARDIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYOCARDIUM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYOCARDIUM is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYOCARDIUM
No single letter turns MYOCARDIUM into another word.
How MYOCARDIUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MYOCARDIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYOCARDIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MYOCARDIUM
- MYOCARDIUM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MYOCARDIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The thick muscular middle layer of the wall of the heart.
The myocardium is the part of the heart that actually contracts and pumps blood around the body. It needs a steady supply of oxygen from the coronary arteries, so a blockage can damage it badly. Heart attacks are often described by how much myocardium has been harmed.
How MYOCARDIUM is used
Standard in anatomy, cardiology and health reporting.
- A heart attack starves part of the myocardium of oxygen.
- The scan showed a thickened myocardium in the left ventricle.
- Drugs were prescribed to protect the damaged myocardium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYOCARDIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MYOCARDIUM
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Common questions about MYOCARDIUM
- Is MYOCARDIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYOCARDIUM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYOCARDIUM worth?
- MYOCARDIUM is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYOCARDIUM mean?
- The thick muscular middle layer of the wall of the heart.
- What letters can be added to MYOCARDIUM?
- No single letter can be added to MYOCARDIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MYOCARDIUM:
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