CARDIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARDIAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARDIAC?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARDIAC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARDIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cardiacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARDIAC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARDIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What stands out about CARDIAC
- CARDIAC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CARDIAC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the heart or to heart disease.
Doctors reach for cardiac when they discuss anything from a patient's symptoms to a hospital ward. It is the everyday medical label for matters of the heart, as opposed to the more poetic sense of the word heart itself. The same word can also name the part of the stomach nearest the gullet.
How CARDIAC is used
Common in medical and news language, as in cardiac arrest or cardiac surgery.
- The hospital opened a new cardiac unit last year.
- He was rushed to the emergency room with a suspected cardiac problem.
- Regular exercise lowers the risk of cardiac disease.
- Paramedics are trained to deal with a cardiac emergency on the spot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARDIAC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARDIAC
2 longer words begin with CARDIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in CARDIAC
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Common questions about CARDIAC
- Is CARDIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARDIAC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARDIAC worth?
- CARDIAC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARDIAC mean?
- Relating to the heart or to heart disease.
- What letters can be added to CARDIAC?
- CARDIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARDIAC:
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