THORACOTOMY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. THORACOTOMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THORACOTOMY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THORACOTOMY is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THORACOTOMY
No single letter turns THORACOTOMY into another word.
How THORACOTOMY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THORACOTOMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THORACOTOMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THORACOTOMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A surgical operation in which an incision is made through the wall of the chest to open the chest cavity.
A thoracotomy gives a surgeon direct access to the lungs, heart or large vessels. It may be planned, for example to remove a tumour, or done in an emergency after a serious chest injury. Because the cut is large, recovery after a thoracotomy is usually slower than after keyhole surgery.
How THORACOTOMY is used
Used in medical and surgical contexts.
- The surgeon performed a thoracotomy to reach the damaged lung.
- Pain control after thoracotomy is an important part of recovery.
- An emergency thoracotomy saved the patient after the accident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THORACOTOMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THORACOTOMY
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Common questions about THORACOTOMY
- Is THORACOTOMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THORACOTOMY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THORACOTOMY worth?
- THORACOTOMY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THORACOTOMY mean?
- A surgical operation in which an incision is made through the wall of the chest to open the chest cavity.
- What letters can be added to THORACOTOMY?
- No single letter can be added to THORACOTOMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THORACOTOMY:
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