TERATOMA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TERATOMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERATOMA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERATOMA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERATOMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teratomasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERATOMA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TERATOMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TERATOMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TERATOMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A tumour made up of several kinds of tissue not normally found where it grows.
A teratoma can contain hair, teeth, bone or muscle, which surprises many people reading about it for the first time. It most often arises in the ovaries or testes, and surgeons usually remove it.
How TERATOMA is used
Teratoma is a medical term used in pathology and oncology.
- The scan showed a teratoma on the left ovary.
- Surgeons removed the teratoma in a short operation.
- The pathologist found bone and hair inside the teratoma.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERATOMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERATOMA
The 8 tiles of TERATOMA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TERATOMA
3 longer words begin with TERATOMA.
Shorter words from the letters in TERATOMA
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Common questions about TERATOMA
- Is TERATOMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERATOMA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERATOMA worth?
- TERATOMA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERATOMA mean?
- A tumour made up of several kinds of tissue not normally found where it grows.
- What letters can be added to TERATOMA?
- TERATOMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TERATOMA:
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