MYOCLONUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MYOCLONUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYOCLONUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYOCLONUS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYOCLONUS
No single letter turns MYOCLONUS into another word.
How MYOCLONUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MYOCLONUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYOCLONUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MYOCLONUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A sudden, brief, involuntary jerk of a muscle or group of muscles.
Myoclonus covers everyday events such as the jolt many people feel as they fall asleep. In some patients it is a sign of a nervous disorder and needs medical attention.
How MYOCLONUS is used
Used in medicine to name twitches or jerks the person cannot control.
- The neurologist diagnosed myoclonus after watching his sudden jerks.
- Hiccups are a mild form of myoclonus.
- The drug helped to calm the myoclonus in her arms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYOCLONUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYOCLONUS
1 longer words begin with MYOCLONUS.
Shorter words from the letters in MYOCLONUS
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Common questions about MYOCLONUS
- Is MYOCLONUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYOCLONUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYOCLONUS worth?
- MYOCLONUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYOCLONUS mean?
- A sudden, brief, involuntary jerk of a muscle or group of muscles.
- What letters can be added to MYOCLONUS?
- No single letter can be added to MYOCLONUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MYOCLONUS:
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