BENTHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BENTHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENTHIC?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENTHIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENTHIC
No single letter turns BENTHIC into another word.
How BENTHIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BENTHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BENTHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the bottom of a sea or lake and the life found there.
Biologists use benthic for creatures and zones that sit on or in the sediment, as opposed to floating "pelagic" life. Crabs, worms and sea cucumbers are all benthic animals.
How BENTHIC is used
Benthic appears in marine biology and ecology, often before "zone" or "organisms".
- Benthic species such as clams live in the mud.
- The survey mapped the benthic zone of the lake.
- Trawling can damage benthic habitats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENTHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BENTHIC
The 7 tiles of BENTHIC in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BENTHIC
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Common questions about BENTHIC
- Is BENTHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENTHIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENTHIC worth?
- BENTHIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENTHIC mean?
- Relating to the bottom of a sea or lake and the life found there.
- What letters can be added to BENTHIC?
- No single letter can be added to BENTHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BENTHIC:
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