ARGENTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ARGENTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARGENTIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARGENTIC is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARGENTIC
No single letter turns ARGENTIC into another word.
How ARGENTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARGENTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARGENTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARGENTIC
- All 8 letters of ARGENTIC are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARGENTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Containing silver, especially in a compound where silver has a higher valency.
Chemists use argentic for compounds where silver is divalent or trivalent. The term goes back to the Latin name for silver and is rarely heard outside laboratories.
How ARGENTIC is used
A technical term of chemistry, applied to certain compounds of silver.
- The argentic compound was dark and unstable.
- An argentic salt was prepared in the laboratory.
- Students learned the difference between argentic and argentous compounds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARGENTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARGENTIC
The 8 tiles of ARGENTIC in a different order — 4 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ARGENTIC
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Common questions about ARGENTIC
- Is ARGENTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARGENTIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARGENTIC worth?
- ARGENTIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARGENTIC mean?
- Containing silver, especially in a compound where silver has a higher valency.
- What letters can be added to ARGENTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ARGENTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARGENTIC:
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