Is LUMPECTOMY a word?
LUMPECTOMY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, LUMPECTOMY is a valid word.
What does lumpectomy mean?
noun: surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
LUMPECTOMY: word details
- Pronunciation: luhm-PEHK-tuh-mee (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 21 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 26 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside lumpectomy
Words you can make from the letters of lumpectomy.
Solve a whole rack, not just LUMPECTOMY
LUMPECTOMY is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does LUMPECTOMY mean?
LUMPECTOMY is a noun. It means: surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer.
Is LUMPECTOMY a valid word?
Yes, LUMPECTOMY is a valid word. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.