SYNOSTOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SYNOSTOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNOSTOSIS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNOSTOSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNOSTOSIS
No single letter turns SYNOSTOSIS into another word.
How SYNOSTOSIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SYNOSTOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNOSTOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SYNOSTOSIS
- The letter S appears four times in SYNOSTOSIS.
- SYNOSTOSIS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYNOSTOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The joining of two separate bones into one solid bone.
Synostosis can be natural, as when skull plates knit together with age, or abnormal, as when it occurs too early in a baby. Surgeons may need to treat an early case that restricts growth.
How SYNOSTOSIS is used
Synostosis is a medical term for bone fusion, normal or pathological.
- Early synostosis of the skull can change the shape of a child's head.
- The scan revealed synostosis between two forearm bones.
- Synostosis is normal in the adult sacrum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNOSTOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNOSTOSIS
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Common questions about SYNOSTOSIS
- Is SYNOSTOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNOSTOSIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNOSTOSIS worth?
- SYNOSTOSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNOSTOSIS mean?
- The joining of two separate bones into one solid bone.
- What letters can be added to SYNOSTOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to SYNOSTOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SYNOSTOSIS:
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