STERNOCOSTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. STERNOCOSTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STERNOCOSTAL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STERNOCOSTAL is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERNOCOSTAL
No single letter turns STERNOCOSTAL into another word.
How STERNOCOSTAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in STERNOCOSTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STERNOCOSTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STERNOCOSTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the breastbone and the ribs.
Sternocostal describes joints, muscles and surfaces that link the sternum to the ribs. Anatomists use it to name structures of the chest wall.
How STERNOCOSTAL is used
Anatomical term; sternocostal appears with joint, surface or cartilage.
- The sternocostal joints allow the chest to expand.
- Pain in the sternocostal region worried the patient.
- The heart's sternocostal surface faces the chest wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STERNOCOSTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in STERNOCOSTAL
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Common questions about STERNOCOSTAL
- Is STERNOCOSTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STERNOCOSTAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STERNOCOSTAL worth?
- STERNOCOSTAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STERNOCOSTAL mean?
- Relating to the breastbone and the ribs.
- What letters can be added to STERNOCOSTAL?
- No single letter can be added to STERNOCOSTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of STERNOCOSTAL:
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