SUPPURATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SUPPURATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUPPURATION?
| 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 SUPPURATION is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUPPURATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
suppurationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUPPURATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUPPURATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUPPURATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUPPURATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The forming and discharge of pus from an infected wound or abscess.
Suppuration is the body's visible sign of a bacterial infection fighting back. Older medical writing watched for it closely, and doctors still treat persistent suppuration as a reason to drain or clean a wound.
How SUPPURATION is used
A medical term for pus formation, used about infected wounds, boils and abscesses.
- Signs of suppuration around the stitches called for antibiotics.
- The surgeon drained the abscess to stop further suppuration.
- Chronic suppuration in the ear needs medical attention.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUPPURATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUPPURATION
1 longer words begin with SUPPURATION.
Shorter words from the letters in SUPPURATION
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Common questions about SUPPURATION
- Is SUPPURATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUPPURATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUPPURATION worth?
- SUPPURATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUPPURATION mean?
- The forming and discharge of pus from an infected wound or abscess.
- What letters can be added to SUPPURATION?
- SUPPURATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUPPURATION:
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