SWINEPOX is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SWINEPOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWINEPOX?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWINEPOX is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWINEPOX
No single letter turns SWINEPOX into another word.
How SWINEPOX scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SWINEPOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWINEPOX has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWINEPOX
- All 8 letters of SWINEPOX are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SWINEPOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A mild viral skin disease of pigs that causes pustules, mostly on the belly.
Swinepox is spread by lice and by contact, and it seldom kills the animal. Farmers value its easy diagnosis because the lesions are plain to see.
How SWINEPOX is used
Swinepox is a veterinary word, found in farming and animal health texts.
- The vet diagnosed swinepox in the young piglets.
- Swinepox usually clears up without treatment.
- Good hygiene limits swinepox on the farm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWINEPOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWINEPOX
1 longer words begin with SWINEPOX.
Shorter words from the letters in SWINEPOX
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Common questions about SWINEPOX
- Is SWINEPOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWINEPOX, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWINEPOX worth?
- SWINEPOX is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWINEPOX mean?
- A mild viral skin disease of pigs that causes pustules, mostly on the belly.
- What letters can be added to SWINEPOX?
- No single letter can be added to SWINEPOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SWINEPOX:
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