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Yes. The word alopecia is a Scrabble US word. The word alopecia is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is alopecia a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word alopecia is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

ALOPECIA,

6-letter words (8 found)

AECIAL,APICAL,EPICAL,LEIPOA,PALACE,PLAICE,PLICAE,POLICE,

5-letter words (21 found)

AECIA,APACE,APIOL,CALPA,CAPLE,CLIPE,COALA,COPAL,ILEAC,LOCIE,LOIPE,OLEIC,OLPAE,PALEA,PAOLI,PICAL,PILAE,PILAO,PILEA,PLACE,PLICA,

4-letter words (55 found)

ACAI,ALAE,ALAP,ALCO,ALEC,ALOE,CALO,CALP,CAPA,CAPE,CAPI,CAPO,CEIL,CIAO,CIEL,CLAP,CLIP,CLOP,COAL,COIL,COLA,COLE,COPE,EPIC,ILEA,LACE,LAIC,LEAP,LICE,LIPA,LIPE,LIPO,LOCA,LOCI,LOPE,OLEA,OLPE,OPAL,PAAL,PACA,PACE,PACO,PAIL,PALE,PALI,PEAL,PELA,PIAL,PICA,PICE,PILA,PILE,PLEA,PLIE,POLE,

3-letter words (42 found)

AAL,ACE,AIA,AIL,ALA,ALE,ALP,APE,APO,CAA,CAL,CAP,CEL,CEP,COL,COP,ECO,ICE,LAC,LAP,LEA,LEI,LEP,LIE,LIP,LOP,OCA,OIL,OLE,OPA,OPE,PAC,PAL,PEA,PEC,PEL,PIA,PIC,PIE,POA,POI,POL,

2-letter words (17 found)

AA,AE,AI,AL,EA,EL,IO,LA,LI,LO,OE,OI,OP,PA,PE,PI,PO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 145 words from alopecia according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of alopecia

alopecia

Alternative forms

  • alopecy (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from the Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) +‎ -ία (-ía, a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/
  • (US) enPR: ăl'-ō-pē"-shə, ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə, IPA(key): /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/, /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/
  • Rhymes: -iːʃə

Noun

alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias)

  1. Baldness.
  2. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
  3. (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • alopecic

Translations

See also

  • hypotrichosis

Italian

Etymology

From Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.lo.peˈt͡ʃi.a/, /a.loˈpɛ.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ia, -ɛtʃa
  • Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧cì‧a, a‧lo‧pè‧cia

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecie)

  1. (pathology) alopecia
    Synonym: calvizie

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • alopécia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧ci‧a

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

  1. (pathology) alopecia (loss of hair)
    Synonym: queda

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aloˈpeθja/ [a.loˈpe.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aloˈpesja/ [a.loˈpe.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: a‧lo‧pe‧cia

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

  1. alopecia

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “alopecia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org