SICKLEMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SICKLEMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SICKLEMIA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SICKLEMIA is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SICKLEMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sicklemiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SICKLEMIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SICKLEMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SICKLEMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SICKLEMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An inherited blood disorder in which red cells become sickle-shaped, causing anaemia and pain.
Sicklemia is an older medical name for sickle-cell disease. The misshapen cells block small blood vessels, which leads to pain and fatigue.
How SICKLEMIA is used
Sicklemia appears in older medical texts and word lists; sickle-cell disease is the usual modern term.
- The textbook described sicklemia as a hereditary anaemia.
- Sicklemia is passed on through a gene from both parents.
- Doctors in the old clinic diagnosed sicklemia from a blood smear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SICKLEMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SICKLEMIA
1 longer words begin with SICKLEMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in SICKLEMIA
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Common questions about SICKLEMIA
- Is SICKLEMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SICKLEMIA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SICKLEMIA worth?
- SICKLEMIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SICKLEMIA mean?
- An inherited blood disorder in which red cells become sickle-shaped, causing anaemia and pain.
- What letters can be added to SICKLEMIA?
- SICKLEMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SICKLEMIA:
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