TUMESCENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. TUMESCENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMESCENCE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMESCENCE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMESCENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tumescencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUMESCENCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TUMESCENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUMESCENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUMESCENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalformal
The state of being swollen, especially from blood or other fluid in the tissues.
Tumescence is a clinical word for swelling, and it often refers to the engorgement of tissue linked to sexual readiness. In a literary setting it may also describe a pompous, bloated style of writing.
How TUMESCENCE is used
Used in medical and formal prose; rarely heard in everyday talk.
- The doctor noted slight tumescence around the injured joint.
- Tumescence of the tissue usually fades within a few days.
- Critics mocked the tumescence of his overblown prose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMESCENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUMESCENCE
1 longer words begin with TUMESCENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMESCENCE
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Common questions about TUMESCENCE
- Is TUMESCENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMESCENCE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMESCENCE worth?
- TUMESCENCE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMESCENCE mean?
- The state of being swollen, especially from blood or other fluid in the tissues.
- What letters can be added to TUMESCENCE?
- TUMESCENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TUMESCENCE:
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