PTOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PTOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PTOSIS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PTOSIS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PTOSIS
No single letter turns PTOSIS into another word.
How PTOSIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PTOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does PTOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An abnormal drooping of the upper eyelid, or more generally the prolapse or downward displacement of a body part.
In its most common medical use, ptosis describes an eyelid that droops lower than normal because the muscle that lifts it is weakened, paralyzed, or affected by disease, sometimes covering part of the pupil. Doctors also use the same word more broadly for other organs or tissues that sag or fall out of their usual position, extending the eyelid sense to a general pattern of drooping. Ptosis can be present from birth or develop later from nerve damage, aging, or injury, and treatment ranges from simple monitoring to surgical correction depending on the cause.
How PTOSIS is used
A clinical term used in medicine, especially ophthalmology, rather than in everyday speech.
- The child was born with mild ptosis in one eye.
- Doctors treated the ptosis with a small surgical procedure.
- Nerve damage can cause sudden ptosis of the eyelid.
- The exam noted ptosis affecting the left eye of the patient.
- Severe ptosis can block part of the visual field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PTOSIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PTOSIS
The 6 tiles of PTOSIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PTOSIS
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Common questions about PTOSIS
- Is PTOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PTOSIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PTOSIS worth?
- PTOSIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PTOSIS mean?
- An abnormal drooping of the upper eyelid, or more generally the prolapse or downward displacement of a body part.
- What letters can be added to PTOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PTOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PTOSIS:
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