NARCOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NARCOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NARCOSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARCOSIS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARCOSIS
No single letter turns NARCOSIS into another word.
How NARCOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NARCOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NARCOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NARCOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A state of stupor or unconsciousness produced by a drug.
Narcosis describes the deep drowsiness that follows narcotics or anaesthetics. Divers use the same word for a confused, intoxicated state caused by breathing gas at great depth. In every case thinking and reflexes are dulled.
How NARCOSIS is used
Used in medicine and in diving, where nitrogen narcosis is a known danger.
- The patient slipped into narcosis within seconds of the injection.
- Narcosis can cloud a diver's judgement far below the surface.
- Doctors monitored her breathing during the narcosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARCOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NARCOSIS
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Common questions about NARCOSIS
- Is NARCOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARCOSIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARCOSIS worth?
- NARCOSIS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARCOSIS mean?
- A state of stupor or unconsciousness produced by a drug.
- What letters can be added to NARCOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to NARCOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NARCOSIS:
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