PELVIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PELVIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELVIS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELVIS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELVIS
No single letter turns PELVIS into another word.
How PELVIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PELVIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does PELVIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The basin-shaped ring of bones at the base of the spine that supports the upper body and joins to the legs.
In humans the pelvis is formed by the two hip bones, the sacrum and the tailbone, and it protects organs in the lower abdomen. It differs between the sexes, being broader in women because it must allow childbirth. The word comes from Latin for a basin. Doctors also use pelvis for the funnel-shaped part of the kidney where urine collects before it passes into the ureter.
How PELVIS is used
Anatomical term; the adjective is pelvic.
- The X-ray showed a crack in her pelvis.
- A strong pelvis helps carry the weight of the upper body when we walk.
- The nurse explained that the pelvis of the kidney had become swollen.
- He tilted his pelvis forward to straighten his lower back.
- The skeleton on display had a well-preserved pelvis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELVIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PELVIS
1 longer words begin with PELVIS.
Shorter words from the letters in PELVIS
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Common questions about PELVIS
- Is PELVIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELVIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELVIS worth?
- PELVIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELVIS mean?
- The basin-shaped ring of bones at the base of the spine that supports the upper body and joins to the legs.
- What letters can be added to PELVIS?
- No single letter can be added to PELVIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PELVIS:
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