ARCTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ARCTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arcticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCTIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARCTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 408,797.
What does ARCTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely cold, or belonging to the frozen region around the North Pole.
The word comes from Greek arktikos, meaning "near the Bear", a reference to the northern constellation seen overhead in that part of the world. It is used literally for polar geography, wildlife and weather, as in an arctic fox or an arctic gale, and loosely for any bitter cold, even indoors. Some writers capitalise it when it names the region itself, but the lowercase adjective is normal for the general sense of freezing.
How ARCTIC is used
Common in weather talk and in geography; the figurative use for coldness of manner is also well established.
- An arctic wind swept down the empty street.
- The arctic fox turns white in winter.
- The office felt arctic after the heating failed.
- They crossed the arctic tundra on skis.
- She gave him an arctic stare and said nothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCTIC
2 longer words begin with ARCTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCTIC
Common questions about ARCTIC
- Is ARCTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCTIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCTIC worth?
- ARCTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCTIC mean?
- Extremely cold, or belonging to the frozen region around the North Pole.
- What letters can be added to ARCTIC?
- ARCTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARCTIC:
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