OSTEOMALACIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OSTEOMALACIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTEOMALACIA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTEOMALACIA is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTEOMALACIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSTEOMALACIA scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OSTEOMALACIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTEOMALACIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OSTEOMALACIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A condition in which adult bones become soft and weak, usually from a lack of vitamin D or calcium.
Osteomalacia is the adult counterpart of rickets in children. It can cause bone pain and muscle weakness. Treatment usually involves supplements and more sunlight.
How OSTEOMALACIA is used
Used in medical contexts about bone softening in adults.
- Osteomalacia can follow years of poor diet and little sunlight.
- The doctor diagnosed osteomalacia after an X-ray.
- Vitamin supplements helped her osteomalacia improve.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTEOMALACIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSTEOMALACIA
2 longer words begin with OSTEOMALACIA.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTEOMALACIA
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Common questions about OSTEOMALACIA
- Is OSTEOMALACIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTEOMALACIA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTEOMALACIA worth?
- OSTEOMALACIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTEOMALACIA mean?
- A condition in which adult bones become soft and weak, usually from a lack of vitamin D or calcium.
- What letters can be added to OSTEOMALACIA?
- OSTEOMALACIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OSTEOMALACIA:
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