STENOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STENOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STENOSIS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STENOSIS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STENOSIS
No single letter turns STENOSIS into another word.
How STENOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STENOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STENOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STENOSIS
- STENOSIS 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 STENOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An abnormal narrowing of a passage or opening in the body.
Doctors diagnose stenosis in blood vessels, heart valves and the spinal canal when a passage tightens and restricts flow or space. The cause is usually gradual change, and treatment ranges from drugs to surgery.
How STENOSIS is used
Medical term, usually with the name of the affected part.
- Aortic stenosis made it hard for blood to leave the heart.
- Spinal stenosis can cause pain in the legs.
- The scan revealed a stenosis in the artery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STENOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STENOSIS
The 8 tiles of STENOSIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STENOSIS
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Common questions about STENOSIS
- Is STENOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STENOSIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STENOSIS worth?
- STENOSIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STENOSIS mean?
- An abnormal narrowing of a passage or opening in the body.
- What letters can be added to STENOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to STENOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STENOSIS:
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