MYOCLONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MYOCLONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYOCLONIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYOCLONIC is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYOCLONIC
No single letter turns MYOCLONIC into another word.
How MYOCLONIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MYOCLONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYOCLONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MYOCLONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to sudden, brief, involuntary jerks of a muscle or group of muscles.
Myoclonic movements are quick twitches that the person cannot control, a little like a hiccup of the muscles. Neurologists use myoclonic to label certain seizures and disorders.
How MYOCLONIC is used
Used in neurology to describe jerking muscle spasms and the seizures that include them.
- The patient had a myoclonic jerk just as he fell asleep.
- Myoclonic seizures often involve the arms.
- The clinic specialises in myoclonic epilepsy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYOCLONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MYOCLONIC
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Common questions about MYOCLONIC
- Is MYOCLONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYOCLONIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYOCLONIC worth?
- MYOCLONIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYOCLONIC mean?
- Relating to sudden, brief, involuntary jerks of a muscle or group of muscles.
- What letters can be added to MYOCLONIC?
- No single letter can be added to MYOCLONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MYOCLONIC:
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