APODICTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. APODICTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APODICTIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APODICTIC is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APODICTIC
No single letter turns APODICTIC into another word.
How APODICTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in APODICTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APODICTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APODICTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formaltechnical
Clearly proven or necessarily true, so that no one could reasonably dispute it.
Philosophers reserve apodictic for claims that follow with logical certainty, such as a result in geometry, as opposed to mere probability. In general writing it can sound grand, suggesting a speaker who treats an opinion as beyond argument.
How APODICTIC is used
Found in philosophy and formal argument, sometimes used loosely for dogmatic certainty.
- Kant described some judgements as apodictic because they hold of necessity.
- She delivered her verdict in an apodictic tone that ended the debate.
- The proof was so apodictic that nobody questioned it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APODICTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APODICTIC
2 longer words begin with APODICTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in APODICTIC
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Common questions about APODICTIC
- Is APODICTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APODICTIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APODICTIC worth?
- APODICTIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APODICTIC mean?
- Clearly proven or necessarily true, so that no one could reasonably dispute it.
- What letters can be added to APODICTIC?
- No single letter can be added to APODICTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of APODICTIC:
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