UVULA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UVULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UVULA?
| 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 UVULA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UVULA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UVULA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UVULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does UVULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The small, soft flap of tissue that hangs down from the back of the soft palate above the throat.
The uvula helps direct food and liquid safely down the throat during swallowing and plays a small role in shaping certain speech sounds, especially in languages that use uvular consonants such as some varieties of French and Arabic. Doctors sometimes ask a patient to say ah so they can watch the uvula move and check that it rises evenly on both sides, since uneven movement can signal nerve damage. In rare cases, an unusually long or swollen uvula can trigger snoring or a gagging sensation.
How UVULA is used
A concrete anatomical noun; commonly mentioned alongside the tonsils and soft palate in descriptions of the throat.
- The doctor asked him to open wide so she could see his uvula.
- A swollen uvula made swallowing painful for several days.
- Snoring can sometimes be traced to a long, loose uvula.
- The singer's uvula vibrated visibly on the low note.
- Textbook diagrams show the uvula hanging at the back of the throat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UVULA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UVULA
5 longer words begin with UVULA.
Shorter words from the letters in UVULA
Common questions about UVULA
- Is UVULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UVULA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UVULA worth?
- UVULA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UVULA mean?
- The small, soft flap of tissue that hangs down from the back of the soft palate above the throat.
- What letters can be added to UVULA?
- UVULA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UVULA:
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