NEPHRITIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NEPHRITIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEPHRITIS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEPHRITIS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEPHRITIS
No single letter turns NEPHRITIS into another word.
How NEPHRITIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEPHRITIS, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEPHRITIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEPHRITIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Inflammation of the kidneys.
Nephritis may be acute or chronic and can come from infection, immune reactions or poisons. Swelling, blood in the urine and high blood pressure are warning signs. Untreated, nephritis can damage the kidneys permanently.
How NEPHRITIS is used
Used in medicine for kidney inflammation of many causes.
- The child was admitted to hospital with acute nephritis.
- Chronic nephritis can slowly reduce kidney function.
- Doctors checked her urine for signs of nephritis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEPHRITIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEPHRITIS
The 9 tiles of NEPHRITIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NEPHRITIS
1 longer words begin with NEPHRITIS.
Shorter words from the letters in NEPHRITIS
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Common questions about NEPHRITIS
- Is NEPHRITIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEPHRITIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEPHRITIS worth?
- NEPHRITIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEPHRITIS mean?
- Inflammation of the kidneys.
- What letters can be added to NEPHRITIS?
- No single letter can be added to NEPHRITIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEPHRITIS:
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