PROPTOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PROPTOSIS 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 PROPTOSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROPTOSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROPTOSIS
No single letter turns PROPTOSIS into another word.
How PROPTOSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PROPTOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROPTOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROPTOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The forward bulging or displacement of an organ, especially the eyeball from its socket.
Proptosis is a sign doctors look for in thyroid eye disease and after head injuries. The word comes from Greek and is nearly always met in an eye clinic or a medical report.
How PROPTOSIS is used
A medical term, closely related to exophthalmos.
- The scan revealed marked proptosis of the left eye.
- Thyroid disease can lead to proptosis.
- The doctor measured the proptosis with a small ruler.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROPTOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROPTOSIS
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Common questions about PROPTOSIS
- Is PROPTOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROPTOSIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROPTOSIS worth?
- PROPTOSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROPTOSIS mean?
- The forward bulging or displacement of an organ, especially the eyeball from its socket.
- What letters can be added to PROPTOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PROPTOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PROPTOSIS:
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