SINUS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SINUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SINUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 22 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINUS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINUS
No single letter turns SINUS into another word.
How SINUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SINUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about SINUS
- SINUS begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 5 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 SINUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of several air-filled cavities in the bones of the skull that connect to the nasal passages, or more broadly, any hollow cavity, recess or channel in an organ, tissue or other structure.
The sinuses most people mean are the paranasal sinuses, hollow spaces around the nose and eyes that lighten the skull and add resonance to the voice, but the same word covers many other kinds of cavity in anatomy. A blocked sinus fills with mucus and pressure when a cold or allergy inflames its lining, which is why sinus pain is such a common complaint. Anatomists also use sinus for structures like the venous sinuses that drain blood from the brain, and surgeons use it for an abnormal channel that connects an abscess or wound to the surface of the skin.
How SINUS is used
Extremely common in everyday talk about colds, allergies and headaches, and used more precisely in anatomy and surgery for other kinds of cavity.
- Her sinus felt blocked after days of the head cold.
- The doctor pressed gently to check for sinus tenderness.
- Surgeons found a sinus tracking from the abscess to the skin.
- Cold air always seems to trigger his sinus headaches.
- The venous sinus drains blood away from the brain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SINUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SINUS
The 5 tiles of SINUS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SINUS
8 longer words begin with SINUS.
Words with SINUS inside
1 words contain SINUS in the middle. Words that start with SINUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SINUS
Common questions about SINUS
- Is SINUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINUS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINUS worth?
- SINUS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SINUS mean?
- Any of several air-filled cavities in the bones of the skull that connect to the nasal passages, or more broadly, any hollow cavity, recess or channel in an organ, tissue or other structure.
- What letters can be added to SINUS?
- No single letter can be added to SINUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SINUS:
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