Is “Uvula” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
UVULA
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Uvula

noun
  1. 1.The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

  2. 2.The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.

  3. 3.An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper.

Synonyms: palatine uvula, staphyle, tonsils