THALASSAEMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. THALASSAEMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THALASSAEMIA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THALASSAEMIA is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THALASSAEMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thalassaemiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THALASSAEMIA scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in THALASSAEMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THALASSAEMIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THALASSAEMIA
- The letter A appears four times in THALASSAEMIA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THALASSAEMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalBritish
An inherited blood disorder in which the body makes faulty haemoglobin, leading to anaemia.
Thalassaemia is most common in families from Mediterranean, African and Asian regions, and its severity ranges from barely noticeable to life-long treatment. This is the British spelling of the word, with the extra a.
How THALASSAEMIA is used
Medical term, spelled thalassemia in American English.
- Thalassaemia is inherited from both parents.
- The clinic screens couples for thalassaemia before pregnancy.
- Regular transfusions help children with severe thalassaemia.
- Her thalassaemia was mild and caused few symptoms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THALASSAEMIA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THALASSAEMIA
1 longer words begin with THALASSAEMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in THALASSAEMIA
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Common questions about THALASSAEMIA
- Is THALASSAEMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THALASSAEMIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THALASSAEMIA worth?
- THALASSAEMIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THALASSAEMIA mean?
- An inherited blood disorder in which the body makes faulty haemoglobin, leading to anaemia.
- What letters can be added to THALASSAEMIA?
- THALASSAEMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of THALASSAEMIA:
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