SALPINX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SALPINX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALPINX?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALPINX is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALPINX
No single letter turns SALPINX into another word.
How SALPINX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SALPINX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does SALPINX mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A tube in the body, especially a Fallopian tube or the Eustachian tube of the ear.
Salpinx comes from the Greek word for a trumpet, and the name fits the flared, tubular shape of these structures. It survives mostly in anatomical terms such as salpingitis, which means inflammation of such a tube.
How SALPINX is used
Salpinx is a technical term in anatomy and medicine.
- The surgeon examined the salpinx for any blockage.
- In anatomy class we labelled the salpinx on the diagram.
- A blocked salpinx can affect hearing or fertility depending on which tube is meant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALPINX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALPINX
1 longer words begin with SALPINX.
Shorter words from the letters in SALPINX
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Common questions about SALPINX
- Is SALPINX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALPINX, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALPINX worth?
- SALPINX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALPINX mean?
- A tube in the body, especially a Fallopian tube or the Eustachian tube of the ear.
- What letters can be added to SALPINX?
- No single letter can be added to SALPINX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SALPINX:
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