PARASITOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PARASITOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARASITOSIS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARASITOSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARASITOSIS
No single letter turns PARASITOSIS into another word.
How PARASITOSIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARASITOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARASITOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARASITOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An illness caused by living organisms such as worms or mites that feed on a host.
Doctors diagnose parasitosis from symptoms and from tests of blood, stool or skin. Treatment depends on the invader, from antiparasitic tablets to cleaning the home after an infestation.
How PARASITOSIS is used
Used in medicine and veterinary science.
- The traveller was treated for an intestinal parasitosis.
- Delusional parasitosis is the false belief of being infested.
- Poor sanitation raises the risk of parasitosis in children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARASITOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PARASITOSIS
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Common questions about PARASITOSIS
- Is PARASITOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARASITOSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARASITOSIS worth?
- PARASITOSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARASITOSIS mean?
- An illness caused by living organisms such as worms or mites that feed on a host.
- What letters can be added to PARASITOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PARASITOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARASITOSIS:
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