TRICHINOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. TRICHINOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRICHINOSIS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRICHINOSIS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRICHINOSIS
No single letter turns TRICHINOSIS into another word.
How TRICHINOSIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TRICHINOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRICHINOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRICHINOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A disease caused by eating meat infected with parasitic roundworms called trichinae.
Trichinosis usually comes from undercooked pork or game. Symptoms include stomach upset, fever and muscle pain. Thorough cooking and meat inspection have made it uncommon.
How TRICHINOSIS is used
Trichinosis is a medical term, often mentioned in food safety advice.
- Undercooked pork can cause trichinosis.
- Doctors diagnosed trichinosis from a muscle biopsy.
- Inspection programmes have cut cases of trichinosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRICHINOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRICHINOSIS
The 11 tiles of TRICHINOSIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TRICHINOSIS
1 longer words begin with TRICHINOSIS.
Shorter words from the letters in TRICHINOSIS
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Common questions about TRICHINOSIS
- Is TRICHINOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRICHINOSIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRICHINOSIS worth?
- TRICHINOSIS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRICHINOSIS mean?
- A disease caused by eating meat infected with parasitic roundworms called trichinae.
- What letters can be added to TRICHINOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to TRICHINOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TRICHINOSIS:
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