VARICOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VARICOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARICOSE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARICOSE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARICOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VARICOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VARICOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VARICOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VARICOSE
- All 8 letters of VARICOSE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VARICOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Swollen, twisted and enlarged, especially of veins in the legs.
Varicose veins show as bulging blue cords under the skin and are often linked to standing for long hours, age or pregnancy. The word comes from the Latin for a swollen vein. Medically, any irregularly swollen vessel or nerve fibre can be called varicose.
How VARICOSE is used
Almost always seen in the phrase varicose veins; varicose also appears in medical descriptions of swollen vessels.
- She had surgery for varicose veins in her legs.
- Compression stockings ease varicose swelling.
- The nurse noticed a varicose ulcer near the ankle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARICOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VARICOSE
The 8 tiles of VARICOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VARICOSE
2 longer words begin with VARICOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in VARICOSE
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Common questions about VARICOSE
- Is VARICOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARICOSE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARICOSE worth?
- VARICOSE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARICOSE mean?
- Swollen, twisted and enlarged, especially of veins in the legs.
- What letters can be added to VARICOSE?
- VARICOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VARICOSE:
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