OTOTOXICITY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. OTOTOXICITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OTOTOXICITY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OTOTOXICITY is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OTOTOXICITY
No single letter turns OTOTOXICITY into another word.
How OTOTOXICITY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OTOTOXICITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OTOTOXICITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OTOTOXICITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The quality of being harmful to the ear, especially to the hearing or balance organs.
Ototoxicity is a known side effect of some strong antibiotics and cancer drugs, and it may cause ringing, dizziness or lasting hearing loss. Doctors monitor patients on such medicines with regular hearing tests.
How OTOTOXICITY is used
Ototoxicity is used in pharmacology and audiology when discussing medicine side effects.
- The label warns of possible ototoxicity at high doses.
- Early signs of ototoxicity include a constant ringing in the ears.
- Researchers tested the new drug for ototoxicity before approving it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OTOTOXICITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OTOTOXICITY
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Common questions about OTOTOXICITY
- Is OTOTOXICITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OTOTOXICITY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OTOTOXICITY worth?
- OTOTOXICITY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OTOTOXICITY mean?
- The quality of being harmful to the ear, especially to the hearing or balance organs.
- What letters can be added to OTOTOXICITY?
- No single letter can be added to OTOTOXICITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OTOTOXICITY:
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