TUMESCENT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TUMESCENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMESCENT?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMESCENT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMESCENT
No single letter turns TUMESCENT into another word.
How TUMESCENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TUMESCENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUMESCENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TUMESCENT
- TUMESCENT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TUMESCENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Swollen or becoming swollen, especially with fluid, blood or air.
Doctors use tumescent for tissue that is enlarged by fluid. Critics also use it figuratively for writing that is swollen with pompous language.
How TUMESCENT is used
Tumescent is used in medical contexts and, more playfully, in literary criticism.
- The tumescent tissue turned red and tender.
- The critic mocked the novel's tumescent prose.
- A tumescent gland showed that the infection was spreading.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMESCENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUMESCENT
1 longer words begin with TUMESCENT.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMESCENT
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Common questions about TUMESCENT
- Is TUMESCENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMESCENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMESCENT worth?
- TUMESCENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMESCENT mean?
- Swollen or becoming swollen, especially with fluid, blood or air.
- What letters can be added to TUMESCENT?
- No single letter can be added to TUMESCENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TUMESCENT:
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