TONSILAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TONSILAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TONSILAR?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONSILAR is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONSILAR
No single letter turns TONSILAR into another word.
How TONSILAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TONSILAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TONSILAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TONSILAR
- All 8 letters of TONSILAR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TONSILAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the tonsils, the lumps of tissue at the back of the throat.
Tonsilar is a less common spelling of a word doctors apply to swelling, infection, or surgery connected with the tonsils. The longer form tonsillar, with a double l, is standard in most medical writing.
How TONSILAR is used
Tonsilar is a rare spelling variant used in medical contexts.
- The child had a painful tonsilar infection that lasted a week.
- A tonsilar abscess can make it hard to swallow.
- The surgeon examined the tonsilar tissue before the operation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONSILAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TONSILAR
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Common questions about TONSILAR
- Is TONSILAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONSILAR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONSILAR worth?
- TONSILAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONSILAR mean?
- Relating to the tonsils, the lumps of tissue at the back of the throat.
- What letters can be added to TONSILAR?
- No single letter can be added to TONSILAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TONSILAR:
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