ULCEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ULCEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ULCEROUS?
| 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 ULCEROUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULCEROUS
No single letter turns ULCEROUS into another word.
How ULCEROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ULCEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ULCEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ULCEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Covered with, caused by or resembling open sores.
An ulcerous patch of tissue is raw and slow to heal. Writers also use ulcerous figuratively for something festering and corrupt. The word is stronger and more clinical than simply calling a wound sore.
How ULCEROUS is used
Found in medical description and in vivid, unpleasant imagery.
- The ulcerous leg was wrapped in clean linen.
- He described an ulcerous growth on the tongue.
- The poet railed against the ulcerous heart of the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ULCEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ULCEROUS
The 8 tiles of ULCEROUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ULCEROUS
3 longer words begin with ULCEROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ULCEROUS
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Common questions about ULCEROUS
- Is ULCEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ULCEROUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ULCEROUS worth?
- ULCEROUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ULCEROUS mean?
- Covered with, caused by or resembling open sores.
- What letters can be added to ULCEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to ULCEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ULCEROUS:
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