THALASSEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. THALASSEMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THALASSEMIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THALASSEMIC is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THALASSEMIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thalassemicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THALASSEMIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THALASSEMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THALASSEMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THALASSEMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes too little haemoglobin.
A thalassemic patient carries a gene that disturbs the production of healthy red blood cells. The word is used in clinical and genetic descriptions, and sometimes as a noun for the patient.
How THALASSEMIC is used
Used in medicine and genetics; American spelling without the a of thalassaemic.
- The thalassemic child needed regular blood transfusions.
- A thalassemic trait is common in parts of the Mediterranean.
- Blood tests showed a thalassemic pattern in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THALASSEMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THALASSEMIC
1 longer words begin with THALASSEMIC.
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Common questions about THALASSEMIC
- Is THALASSEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THALASSEMIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THALASSEMIC worth?
- THALASSEMIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THALASSEMIC mean?
- Relating to thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes too little haemoglobin.
- What letters can be added to THALASSEMIC?
- THALASSEMIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THALASSEMIC:
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