ARGOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ARGOTIC 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 ARGOTIC?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARGOTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARGOTIC
No single letter turns ARGOTIC into another word.
How ARGOTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARGOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does ARGOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to argot, the special slang of a particular group.
An argotic phrase belongs to a circle such as thieves, sailors or students and puzzles outsiders. Linguists use the word when describing the private vocabulary that binds such a group.
How ARGOTIC is used
The word argotic is a learned adjective, used in writing about language and slang.
- The novel is full of argotic expressions from the docks.
- He spoke in an argotic code that only his gang understood.
- The glossary explains the argotic terms of the old underworld.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARGOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ARGOTIC
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Common questions about ARGOTIC
- Is ARGOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARGOTIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARGOTIC worth?
- ARGOTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARGOTIC mean?
- Relating to argot, the special slang of a particular group.
- What letters can be added to ARGOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ARGOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARGOTIC:
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