PLEURISY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PLEURISY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEURISY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEURISY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEURISY
No single letter turns PLEURISY into another word.
How PLEURISY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLEURISY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLEURISY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLEURISY
- All 8 letters of PLEURISY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLEURISY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Painful inflammation of the membrane that covers the lungs and lines the chest.
Pleurisy causes sharp chest pain that gets worse when the patient breathes in or coughs. Pneumonia and other infections are common causes. Doctors treat the underlying illness and the pain.
How PLEURISY is used
Pleurisy is a medical term in clinical and everyday health writing.
- He was admitted to hospital with pleurisy.
- Pleurisy made every breath painful.
- In old novels, pleurisy is a frequent cause of death.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEURISY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEURISY
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Common questions about PLEURISY
- Is PLEURISY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEURISY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEURISY worth?
- PLEURISY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEURISY mean?
- Painful inflammation of the membrane that covers the lungs and lines the chest.
- What letters can be added to PLEURISY?
- No single letter can be added to PLEURISY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLEURISY:
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