NEPHRISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NEPHRISM 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 NEPHRISM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEPHRISM is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEPHRISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nephrismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEPHRISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEPHRISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEPHRISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEPHRISM
- All 8 letters of NEPHRISM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEPHRISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalrare
A poor state of health caused by long-term disease of the kidneys.
Nephrism is an older medical label for the general illness that follows chronic kidney trouble. Modern doctors usually name the exact kidney condition instead.
How NEPHRISM is used
An old medical term, rare in current writing.
- The old textbook listed nephrism among its chronic diseases.
- He suffered from nephrism for many years.
- Swelling and fatigue were signs of nephrism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEPHRISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEPHRISM
The 8 tiles of NEPHRISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NEPHRISM
1 longer words begin with NEPHRISM.
Shorter words from the letters in NEPHRISM
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Common questions about NEPHRISM
- Is NEPHRISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEPHRISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEPHRISM worth?
- NEPHRISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEPHRISM mean?
- A poor state of health caused by long-term disease of the kidneys.
- What letters can be added to NEPHRISM?
- NEPHRISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEPHRISM:
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