AUSTENITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AUSTENITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUSTENITIC?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUSTENITIC is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUSTENITIC
No single letter turns AUSTENITIC into another word.
How AUSTENITIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AUSTENITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUSTENITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AUSTENITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing steel whose structure is made mostly of austenite, which makes it non-magnetic and resistant to corrosion.
Most kitchen sinks and cutlery use austenitic stainless steel, which contains chromium and nickel. Its crystal structure is what gives the metal its toughness and its weak response to magnets.
How AUSTENITIC is used
A metallurgy term, most often seen with stainless steel.
- Austenitic steels are common in food-processing equipment.
- The pipe was made of austenitic stainless alloy.
- Unlike ferritic grades, austenitic types are not magnetic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUSTENITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AUSTENITIC
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Common questions about AUSTENITIC
- Is AUSTENITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUSTENITIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUSTENITIC worth?
- AUSTENITIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUSTENITIC mean?
- Describing steel whose structure is made mostly of austenite, which makes it non-magnetic and resistant to corrosion.
- What letters can be added to AUSTENITIC?
- No single letter can be added to AUSTENITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AUSTENITIC:
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