RHEUMATOID is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RHEUMATOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHEUMATOID?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RHEUMATOID is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHEUMATOID
No single letter turns RHEUMATOID into another word.
How RHEUMATOID scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RHEUMATOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RHEUMATOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RHEUMATOID
- All 10 letters of RHEUMATOID are different — nothing repeats.
- RHEUMATOID contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RHEUMATOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to, resembling or affected by rheumatism, especially the joint disease called rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid almost always appears in the phrase rheumatoid arthritis, a condition in which the immune system attacks the joints. Doctors use rheumatoid to separate it from wear-and-tear arthritis, and a rheumatoid factor is a blood marker used in diagnosis.
How RHEUMATOID is used
A medical adjective, mostly paired with arthritis.
- Her rheumatoid condition made mornings stiff and painful.
- The clinic specialises in rheumatoid disease.
- A rheumatoid flare left his knuckles swollen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHEUMATOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RHEUMATOID
1 longer words begin with RHEUMATOID.
Shorter words from the letters in RHEUMATOID
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Common questions about RHEUMATOID
- Is RHEUMATOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHEUMATOID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHEUMATOID worth?
- RHEUMATOID is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHEUMATOID mean?
- Relating to, resembling or affected by rheumatism, especially the joint disease called rheumatoid arthritis.
- What letters can be added to RHEUMATOID?
- No single letter can be added to RHEUMATOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RHEUMATOID:
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