SAPHENOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SAPHENOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPHENOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPHENOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPHENOUS
No single letter turns SAPHENOUS into another word.
How SAPHENOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAPHENOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPHENOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAPHENOUS
- SAPHENOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SAPHENOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the two large superficial veins of the leg, or to the nerves and openings connected with them.
Surgeons talk about the saphenous vein because it runs close beneath the skin and is easy to reach. It is often taken from the leg and used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart.
How SAPHENOUS is used
Medical term, found in anatomy and surgery.
- The surgeon removed a section of the saphenous vein.
- A saphenous nerve runs down the inner side of the leg.
- Swelling developed near the saphenous opening in the thigh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPHENOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPHENOUS
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Common questions about SAPHENOUS
- Is SAPHENOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPHENOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPHENOUS worth?
- SAPHENOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPHENOUS mean?
- Relating to the two large superficial veins of the leg, or to the nerves and openings connected with them.
- What letters can be added to SAPHENOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SAPHENOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAPHENOUS:
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