SULFA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SULFA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULFA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULFA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULFA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sulfasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULFA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SULFA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does SULFA mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicalchemistry
Relating to or containing sulfonamide, a class of antibacterial drugs used to treat infections.
Sulfa refers to a family of antibacterial medicines, called sulfonamides in full, that were among the first effective treatments for bacterial infections before penicillin became widely available. Doctors still ask patients about a sulfa allergy before prescribing these drugs, since some people react badly to them. The short form sulfa is the everyday medical shorthand for the fuller chemical name.
How SULFA is used
Medical and chemistry vocabulary; common in phrases such as sulfa drug and sulfa allergy.
- The doctor asked if she had a sulfa allergy.
- Sulfa drugs were used widely before antibiotics improved.
- He broke out in a rash after taking a sulfa medication.
- The clinic keeps a record of each patient's sulfa sensitivity.
- Sulfa treatments once saved countless lives from infection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULFA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SULFA
The 5 tiles of SULFA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SULFA
24 longer words begin with SULFA.
Words with SULFA inside
14 words contain SULFA in the middle. Words that start with SULFA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SULFA
Common questions about SULFA
- Is SULFA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULFA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULFA worth?
- SULFA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULFA mean?
- Relating to or containing sulfonamide, a class of antibacterial drugs used to treat infections.
- What letters can be added to SULFA?
- SULFA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SULFA:
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