ANTIPYIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANTIPYIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIPYIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIPYIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIPYIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antipyicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIPYIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANTIPYIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIPYIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIPYIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Preventing or checking the formation of pus.
Antipyic belongs to old medical vocabulary for treatments against suppuration. As a noun it names the medicine itself. Modern doctors speak of antibiotics or antiseptics instead.
How ANTIPYIC is used
Found in older medical texts.
- The surgeon applied an antipyic dressing to the wound.
- An antipyic remedy was listed in the old pharmacopoeia.
- The antipyic action of the salve was well known.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIPYIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIPYIC
1 longer words begin with ANTIPYIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIPYIC
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Common questions about ANTIPYIC
- Is ANTIPYIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIPYIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIPYIC worth?
- ANTIPYIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIPYIC mean?
- Preventing or checking the formation of pus.
- What letters can be added to ANTIPYIC?
- ANTIPYIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANTIPYIC:
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