What LEPROSY Means
- noun: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LEPROSY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 E1 P3 R1 O1 S1 Y4.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In LEPROSY
179 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (10)
5 letter words (47)
ELOPSEORLSLERPSLOPERLOPESLORESLOSERLYRESOLPESORLESOYERSPLOYSPLYERPOESYPOLERPOLESPOLEYPOLYSPORESPOSERPOSEYPOYSEPREYSPROLEPROSEPROSYPRYSEPYRESPYROSREPLYREPOSROLESROPESROPEYSEPOYSLOPESLOPYSLYERSLYPESOLERSORELSOYLESPORESPYREYELPSYORESYORPS
4 letter words (62)
EORLEPOSEROSESPYLEPSLERPLEYSLOPELOPSLORELORYLOSELOYSLYESLYRELYSEOLESOLPEOPESORESORLEOYEROYESPELSPESOPLOYPOLEPOLSPOLYPOREPORYPOSEPOSYPREYPROSPRYSPYESPYREPYRORELYREOSREPOREPSROESROLEROPEROPYROSEROSYRYESRYPESLEYSLOESLOPSOLESORESPRYSYPEYELPYEPSYOREYORP
3 letter words (45)
ELSERSLEPLESLEYLOPLORLOSLOYLYEOESOLEOPEOPSOREORSOSEOYEOYSPELPERPESPLYPOLPOSPREPROPRYPYEREOREPRESROERYESELSERSEYSLYSOLSOPSOYSPYSYEYEPYES
2 letter words (15)
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