POSOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POSOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSOLOGY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSOLOGY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSOLOGY
No single letter turns POSOLOGY into another word.
How POSOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POSOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The study of how much of a medicine should be given and how often.
Posology works out the right dose for a patient according to age, weight and condition. It sits between pharmacy and clinical practice, and its tables guard against both too little and too much.
How POSOLOGY is used
Posology is a technical word in pharmacology and medical history.
- The textbook devoted a chapter to posology.
- Posology for children depends heavily on body weight.
- An error in posology can turn a cure into a poison.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POSOLOGY
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Common questions about POSOLOGY
- Is POSOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSOLOGY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSOLOGY worth?
- POSOLOGY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSOLOGY mean?
- The study of how much of a medicine should be given and how often.
- What letters can be added to POSOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to POSOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POSOLOGY:
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