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Yes. The word ptilosis is a Scrabble US word. The word ptilosis is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word ptilosis is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

PTILOSIS,

7-letter words (4 found)

PILOTIS,PISTILS,PISTOLS,POSTILS,

6-letter words (9 found)

PILOTS,PISTIL,PISTOL,POSITS,POSTIL,PTOSIS,SPLITS,SPOILS,SPOILT,

5-letter words (28 found)

LIPOS,LISPS,LISTS,PILIS,PILOT,PISOS,PLOTS,POLIS,POLTS,POSIT,POSTS,SILOS,SILTS,SLIPS,SLIPT,SLITS,SLOPS,SLOTS,SOILS,SPILT,SPITS,SPLIT,SPOIL,SPOTS,STOPS,TIPIS,TOILS,TOPIS,

4-letter words (51 found)

ISIT,ISOS,LIPO,LIPS,LISP,LIST,LITS,LOPS,LOSS,LOST,LOTI,LOTS,OILS,OPTS,PILI,PISO,PISS,PITS,PLOT,POIS,POLS,POLT,POSS,POST,POTS,PSIS,PSST,SILO,SILT,SIPS,SIST,SITS,SLIP,SLIT,SLOP,SLOT,SOIL,SOLI,SOLS,SOPS,SOTS,SPIT,SPOT,STOP,TILS,TIPI,TIPS,TOIL,TOPI,TOPS,TOSS,

3-letter words (32 found)

IOS,ISO,ITS,LIP,LIS,LIT,LOP,LOS,LOT,OIL,OIS,OPS,OPT,PIS,PIT,POI,POL,POS,POT,PSI,PST,SIP,SIS,SIT,SOL,SOP,SOS,SOT,TIL,TIP,TIS,TOP,

2-letter words (15 found)

IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,OI,OP,OS,PI,PO,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 140 words from ptilosis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ptilosis

ptilosis

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ptilōsis, from the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λωσῐς (ptílōsis).

Noun

ptilosis (usually uncountable, plural ptiloses)

  1. (ornithology) The appearance or study of feathers on a bird, including factors such as their texture or shape.
  2. (medicine) Loss of the eyelashes, due to ulceration or other damage to the follicles.

Usage notes

In ornithology, ptilosis refers to the properties of the feathers themselves, while pterylosis refers to the arrangement of those feathers and how they are implanted in the skin.

In medicine, ptilosis refers specifically to the eyelashes, while madarosis can also apply to the eyebrows, and alopecia can apply to hair loss in any part of the body.

Related terms

  • (properties of feathers): pterylosis
  • (loss of eyebrows): alopecia, madarosis

Source: wiktionary.org