THALAMUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. THALAMUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THALAMUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THALAMUS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THALAMUS
No single letter turns THALAMUS into another word.
How THALAMUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THALAMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THALAMUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THALAMUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Either of two egg-shaped masses of grey matter deep in the brain that pass sensory signals on to the cortex.
The thalamus acts as a relay station, sorting signals from the senses before they reach the parts of the brain that interpret them. In botany the same word once named the base of a flower.
How THALAMUS is used
Thalamus is used in anatomy and neuroscience.
- A stroke in the thalamus can change how pain is felt.
- The thalamus sits near the centre of the brain.
- Doctors checked the thalamus on the scan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THALAMUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THALAMUS
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Common questions about THALAMUS
- Is THALAMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THALAMUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THALAMUS worth?
- THALAMUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THALAMUS mean?
- Either of two egg-shaped masses of grey matter deep in the brain that pass sensory signals on to the cortex.
- What letters can be added to THALAMUS?
- No single letter can be added to THALAMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THALAMUS:
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