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Yes. The word scrofula is a Scrabble US word. The word scrofula is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word scrofula is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Yes. The word scrofula is a Words With Friends word. The word scrofula is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

SCROFULA,

7-letter words (6 found)

CARFULS,CAROLUS,FUSAROL,OCULARS,OSCULAR,RUCOLAS,

6-letter words (19 found)

CARFUL,CAROLS,CLAROS,CLOURS,CORALS,CURSAL,FLORAS,FLOURS,FLUORS,FULCRA,FURALS,FURCAL,FUROLS,OCULAR,OSCULA,ROSULA,RUCOLA,SAFROL,SOUCAR,

5-letter words (58 found)

ACROS,AFOUL,AFROS,ALCOS,ARCOS,ARCUS,AULOS,CALFS,CALOS,CARLS,CAROL,CAULS,CLARO,CLOUR,CLOUS,COALS,COLAS,CORAL,COURS,CURFS,CURLS,FARLS,FAROS,FLOCS,FLORA,FLORS,FLOUR,FLUOR,FOALS,FOCAL,FOCUS,FOULS,FOURS,FRAUS,FURAL,FURCA,FURLS,FUROL,LAUFS,LOAFS,LOCUS,LOURS,ORALS,ORCAS,OSCAR,ROLFS,ROULS,SCARF,SCAUR,SCOUR,SCURF,SOFAR,SOLAR,SORAL,SULFA,SULFO,SURAL,URAOS,

4-letter words (86 found)

ACRO,AFRO,ALCO,ALFS,ALSO,ALUS,ARCO,ARCS,ARFS,AUFS,CAFS,CALF,CALO,CALS,CARL,CARS,CAUF,CAUL,CLOU,COAL,COLA,COLS,CORF,CORS,COUR,CRUS,CURF,CURL,CURS,FARL,FARO,FARS,FAUR,FLOC,FLOR,FLUS,FOAL,FORA,FOUL,FOUR,FOUS,FRAS,FRAU,FROS,FURL,FURS,FUSC,LACS,LARS,LAUF,LOAF,LOCA,LOUR,LOUS,LURS,OAFS,OARS,OCAS,ORAL,ORCA,ORCS,ORFS,OSAR,OURS,ROCS,ROLF,ROUL,RUCS,RUSA,SAUL,SCAR,SCUL,SCUR,SLUR,SOAR,SOCA,SOFA,SOLA,SORA,SOUL,SOUR,SURA,SURF,UFOS,URAO,URSA,

3-letter words (51 found)

ALF,ALS,ALU,ARC,ARF,ARS,AUF,CAF,CAL,CAR,COL,COR,COS,CRU,CUR,FAR,FAS,FLU,FOR,FOU,FRA,FRO,FUR,LAC,LAR,LAS,LOR,LOS,LOU,LUR,OAF,OAR,OCA,ORA,ORC,ORF,ORS,OUR,OUS,RAS,ROC,RUC,SAC,SAL,SAR,SAU,SOC,SOL,SOU,SUR,UFO,

2-letter words (14 found)

AL,AR,AS,FA,FU,LA,LO,OF,OR,OS,OU,SO,UR,US,

You can make 235 words from scrofula according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of scrofula

scrofula

Alternative forms

  • scrophula (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scrōfulae, a diminutive form of scrōfa (breeding sow), because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint; or by fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɔfjələ/
  • Hyphenation: scro‧fu‧la

Noun

scrofula (countable and uncountable, plural scrofulas or scrofulae or scrofulæ)

  1. (pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.
    • 1970: R.H.C. Davis A History of Medieval Europe Longman: SBN 582482089. P298. "(In 1100) It (The Church) relied on the king (of France) for protection and in return gave him authority. It even ..gave support for the claim that by his royal touch, he could miraculously cure the scrofula. (A similar claim was made for the kings of England, and was exercised till the reign of Queen Anne; one of the last people to be cured in that way being Dr. Johnson.)

Synonyms

  • adenopathy
  • king's evil
  • struma

Derived terms

  • scrofulous
  • scrofulide

Translations

References

  • Websters International Dictionary, 1902

Italian

Noun

scrofula f (plural scrofule)

  1. Alternative form of scrofola

Source: wiktionary.org