NEURALGIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NEURALGIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEURALGIA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEURALGIA is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEURALGIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neuralgiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEURALGIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEURALGIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEURALGIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEURALGIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Sharp, stabbing or burning pain that runs along the path of a nerve, often in the face or head.
Neuralgia comes in sudden bursts and can be set off by something as light as a breeze on the skin. Doctors distinguish it from ordinary aches because the pain follows a nerve rather than a muscle or joint.
How NEURALGIA is used
Medical term for nerve pain, often with a body part named before it.
- Neuralgia left him unable to chew without pain.
- She sought treatment for chronic neuralgia in her cheek.
- A stabbing neuralgia woke him in the night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEURALGIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEURALGIA
1 longer words begin with NEURALGIA.
Shorter words from the letters in NEURALGIA
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Common questions about NEURALGIA
- Is NEURALGIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEURALGIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEURALGIA worth?
- NEURALGIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEURALGIA mean?
- Sharp, stabbing or burning pain that runs along the path of a nerve, often in the face or head.
- What letters can be added to NEURALGIA?
- NEURALGIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEURALGIA:
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