PSITTACOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PSITTACOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSITTACOSIS?
| 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 PSITTACOSIS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSITTACOSIS
No single letter turns PSITTACOSIS into another word.
How PSITTACOSIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PSITTACOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PSITTACOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PSITTACOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An infectious disease of parrots and other birds that can pass to humans and cause fever and pneumonia.
Psittacosis is caused by a bacterium carried by birds and spread through dust from their droppings or feathers. People who keep parrots or work in poultry plants are most at risk, and antibiotics treat it well.
How PSITTACOSIS is used
Used in medicine and veterinary writing, and in news about outbreaks linked to birds.
- The pet shop was closed after a case of psittacosis.
- Psittacosis begins with fever and a dry cough.
- Doctors suspected psittacosis because he kept a pair of budgerigars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSITTACOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PSITTACOSIS
1 longer words begin with PSITTACOSIS.
Shorter words from the letters in PSITTACOSIS
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Common questions about PSITTACOSIS
- Is PSITTACOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSITTACOSIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSITTACOSIS worth?
- PSITTACOSIS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSITTACOSIS mean?
- An infectious disease of parrots and other birds that can pass to humans and cause fever and pneumonia.
- What letters can be added to PSITTACOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PSITTACOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PSITTACOSIS:
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