NEUTROPENIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NEUTROPENIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEUTROPENIA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEUTROPENIA is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEUTROPENIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neutropeniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEUTROPENIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEUTROPENIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEUTROPENIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEUTROPENIA
- NEUTROPENIA contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEUTROPENIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An abnormally low number of neutrophils, a kind of white blood cell, in the blood.
Neutropenia leaves the body less able to fight bacteria, so even small infections can become serious. It may follow chemotherapy, certain drugs or disorders of the bone marrow.
How NEUTROPENIA is used
A medical term, often linked with chemotherapy and infection risk.
- Chemotherapy can cause neutropenia and raise the risk of infection.
- The blood test confirmed severe neutropenia.
- Patients with neutropenia are told to avoid crowds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEUTROPENIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEUTROPENIA
1 longer words begin with NEUTROPENIA.
Shorter words from the letters in NEUTROPENIA
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Common questions about NEUTROPENIA
- Is NEUTROPENIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEUTROPENIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEUTROPENIA worth?
- NEUTROPENIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEUTROPENIA mean?
- An abnormally low number of neutrophils, a kind of white blood cell, in the blood.
- What letters can be added to NEUTROPENIA?
- NEUTROPENIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEUTROPENIA:
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