SCLEROSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCLEROSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCLEROSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCLEROSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCLEROSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCLEROSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCLEROSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCLEROSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCLEROSE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCLEROSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To harden, or to become hardened, through the thickening of body tissue.
Sclerose is a rare medical verb found mostly in older or specialist writing. The adjective and noun forms are far more common than the verb itself.
How SCLEROSE is used
Sclerose appears in medical contexts to describe tissue that stiffens abnormally.
- Over the years the artery walls began to sclerose.
- Untreated inflammation can sclerose the tissue around the joint.
- Doctors feared the nerve sheath would sclerose further.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCLEROSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCLEROSE
The 8 tiles of SCLEROSE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SCLEROSE
2 longer words begin with SCLEROSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCLEROSE
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Common questions about SCLEROSE
- Is SCLEROSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCLEROSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCLEROSE worth?
- SCLEROSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCLEROSE mean?
- To harden, or to become hardened, through the thickening of body tissue.
- What letters can be added to SCLEROSE?
- SCLEROSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCLEROSE:
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