OSTEOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OSTEOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTEOSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTEOSIS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTEOSIS
No single letter turns OSTEOSIS into another word.
How OSTEOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OSTEOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTEOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OSTEOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The formation of bone, or the abnormal growth of bony tissue in a place where it does not belong.
In pathology osteosis refers to bone appearing in soft tissue, such as a tendon. The word is rare outside textbooks and journals.
How OSTEOSIS is used
Osteosis is a specialist term from medicine and anatomy.
- The report described osteosis in the muscle near the hip.
- Osteosis is unusual in a healthy young adult.
- The pathologist noted early osteosis under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTEOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSTEOSIS
1 longer words begin with OSTEOSIS.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTEOSIS
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Common questions about OSTEOSIS
- Is OSTEOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTEOSIS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTEOSIS worth?
- OSTEOSIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTEOSIS mean?
- The formation of bone, or the abnormal growth of bony tissue in a place where it does not belong.
- What letters can be added to OSTEOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to OSTEOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OSTEOSIS:
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