STILLBIRTH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. STILLBIRTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STILLBIRTH?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STILLBIRTH is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STILLBIRTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stillbirthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STILLBIRTH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STILLBIRTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STILLBIRTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STILLBIRTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The birth of a baby that has died in the womb before or during delivery.
Stillbirth is a medical and deeply human term. Health services track stillbirth rates to improve care in late pregnancy.
How STILLBIRTH is used
Used in medicine and public health; the tone calls for sensitivity.
- The charity supports families after a stillbirth.
- Rates of stillbirth have fallen in recent decades.
- She wrote openly about her stillbirth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STILLBIRTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STILLBIRTH
1 longer words begin with STILLBIRTH.
Shorter words from the letters in STILLBIRTH
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Common questions about STILLBIRTH
- Is STILLBIRTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STILLBIRTH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STILLBIRTH worth?
- STILLBIRTH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STILLBIRTH mean?
- The birth of a baby that has died in the womb before or during delivery.
- What letters can be added to STILLBIRTH?
- STILLBIRTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STILLBIRTH:
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