Is NEPHROSIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEPHROSIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEPHROSIS mean?
- noun
a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases
- noun
a disease affecting the kidneys
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for NEPHROSIS
NEPHROSIS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NEPHROSIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rosehips13
- hipness12
- phoners12
- phonier12
- phonies12
- pishers12
- reships12
- rosehip12
- siphons12
- sonship12
- sophies12
- ephori11
- ephors11
- hopers11
- perish11
- phoner11
- phones11
- pisher11
- pishes11
- posher11
- reship11
- siphon11
- ropiness10
- heroins10
- horsies10
- hosiers10
- inshore10
- noshers10
- senhors10
- shiners10
- shrines10
- ephor10
- hoper10
- hopes10
- pheos10
- phone10
- phons10
- ships10
- shops10
- sophs10
- espoirs9
- orpines9
- persons9
- poisers9
- prisons9
- prossie9
- snipers9
- spinors9
- spinose9
- heroin9
- herons9
- hisser9
- hoises9
- honers9
- horses9
- horsie9
- hosers9
- hosier9
- nosher9
- noshes9
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