SACROILIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SACROILIAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SACROILIAC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SACROILIAC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACROILIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sacroiliacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SACROILIAC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SACROILIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SACROILIAC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SACROILIAC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the joint where the sacrum meets the ilium at the back of the pelvis.
Doctors talk about sacroiliac pain when someone has an ache low in the back, near the hips. The word can also stand as a noun for the joint itself, as in "he injured his sacroiliac".
How SACROILIAC is used
Used in medicine, physiotherapy and everyday talk about lower back trouble.
- She was treated for sacroiliac pain after the fall.
- A sacroiliac belt can give the pelvis extra support.
- The scan showed inflammation in the sacroiliac region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SACROILIAC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SACROILIAC
1 longer words begin with SACROILIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in SACROILIAC
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Common questions about SACROILIAC
- Is SACROILIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACROILIAC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACROILIAC worth?
- SACROILIAC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SACROILIAC mean?
- Relating to the joint where the sacrum meets the ilium at the back of the pelvis.
- What letters can be added to SACROILIAC?
- SACROILIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SACROILIAC:
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