PROGNOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROGNOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROGNOSIS?
| 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 PROGNOSIS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROGNOSIS
No single letter turns PROGNOSIS into another word.
How PROGNOSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PROGNOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROGNOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROGNOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A forecast of how an illness is likely to develop and end, or more broadly a prediction about how a situation will turn out.
Doctors give a prognosis after a diagnosis: the diagnosis names the problem, while the prognosis looks ahead. The prognosis can be good, poor or uncertain, and it shapes the choice of treatment.
How PROGNOSIS is used
Used mostly in medicine, but also for economic or business outlooks, as in a gloomy prognosis for the housing market.
- The surgeon was cautious, but the prognosis was good.
- A poor prognosis does not mean that nothing can be done.
- Analysts offered a bleak prognosis for the industry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROGNOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROGNOSIS
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Common questions about PROGNOSIS
- Is PROGNOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROGNOSIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROGNOSIS worth?
- PROGNOSIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROGNOSIS mean?
- A forecast of how an illness is likely to develop and end, or more broadly a prediction about how a situation will turn out.
- What letters can be added to PROGNOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PROGNOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PROGNOSIS:
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