CHROMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHROMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHROMIC?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHROMIC is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHROMIC
Front hooks — 1
achromicBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CHROMIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHROMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What stands out about CHROMIC
- CHROMIC 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 CHROMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to or containing chromium, especially in its higher valence.
In chemistry chromic marks compounds where chromium has a higher oxidation state, such as chromic acid. The term is a counterpart to chromous, which refers to the lower state, and both are being replaced by modern numeric names.
How CHROMIC is used
Chromic occurs in chemistry texts and labels, often before words such as acid or oxide.
- The laboratory stored a bottle of chromic acid on the top shelf.
- A chromic salt gave the solution a deep green colour.
- Plating shops once relied on chromic baths.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHROMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHROMIC
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Common questions about CHROMIC
- Is CHROMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHROMIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHROMIC worth?
- CHROMIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHROMIC mean?
- Relating to or containing chromium, especially in its higher valence.
- What letters can be added to CHROMIC?
- CHROMIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHROMIC:
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