APHETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. APHETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APHETIC?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHETIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHETIC
No single letter turns APHETIC into another word.
How APHETIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APHETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does APHETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Formed by the loss of an unstressed vowel or syllable from the start of a word.
Linguists call a word aphetic when its opening has worn away over time, as in lone from alone. The process is named aphesis, and it explains many shortened English forms.
How APHETIC is used
Aphetic is a linguistics term applied to words and spelling changes.
- Squire is an aphetic form of esquire.
- The editor listed several aphetic words in the footnote.
- An aphetic spelling often looks like a clipped version of the original.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APHETIC
The 7 tiles of APHETIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with APHETIC
1 longer words begin with APHETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in APHETIC
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Common questions about APHETIC
- Is APHETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHETIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHETIC worth?
- APHETIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHETIC mean?
- Formed by the loss of an unstressed vowel or syllable from the start of a word.
- What letters can be added to APHETIC?
- No single letter can be added to APHETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APHETIC:
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