NECROSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NECROSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NECROSE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NECROSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NECROSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NECROSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NECROSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 105,269.
What does NECROSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To undergo or cause necrosis, the death of body cells or tissue.
Tissue is said to necrose when its blood supply fails or an injury or disease kills it. The term belongs to clinical language and is seldom heard in everyday talk.
How NECROSE is used
Necrose is used in medicine and biology for dying tissue.
- Without blood the tissue will necrose within hours.
- The bite caused the skin around it to necrose.
- Doctors feared the damaged cells might necrose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NECROSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NECROSE
The 7 tiles of NECROSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NECROSE
2 longer words begin with NECROSE.
Shorter words from the letters in NECROSE
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Common questions about NECROSE
- Is NECROSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECROSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NECROSE worth?
- NECROSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NECROSE mean?
- To undergo or cause necrosis, the death of body cells or tissue.
- What letters can be added to NECROSE?
- NECROSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NECROSE:
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