MYOTONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MYOTONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYOTONIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYOTONIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYOTONIC
No single letter turns MYOTONIC into another word.
How MYOTONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MYOTONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYOTONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MYOTONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to myotonia, a condition in which muscles are slow to relax after use.
A myotonic muscle stays tight when the person wants it to let go, so a gripped hand may open only with effort. Doctors use the word for the symptom itself and for the disorders that cause it.
How MYOTONIC is used
Found in medical writing about muscle stiffness and inherited muscle disorders.
- The patient had a myotonic grip and could not release the door handle quickly.
- A myotonic disorder often improves once the muscles warm up.
- The neurologist described a myotonic response on examination.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYOTONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MYOTONIC
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Common questions about MYOTONIC
- Is MYOTONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYOTONIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYOTONIC worth?
- MYOTONIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYOTONIC mean?
- Relating to myotonia, a condition in which muscles are slow to relax after use.
- What letters can be added to MYOTONIC?
- No single letter can be added to MYOTONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MYOTONIC:
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