DEMOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEMOTIC 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 DEMOTIC?
| 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 DEMOTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMOTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
demoticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMOTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEMOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does DEMOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the everyday language of ordinary people, or to the simplified ancient Egyptian script.
Demotic speech is common rather than literary, and demotic Greek is the modern spoken form of the language. Historians also use the word for a cursive script that replaced hieratic writing in ancient Egypt.
How DEMOTIC is used
Used in linguistics, in history, and as a noun for the language or script.
- The novel is written in demotic English.
- The stone carries a passage in demotic script.
- Modern Greek schools use the demotic form of the language.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEMOTIC
3 longer words begin with DEMOTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMOTIC
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Common questions about DEMOTIC
- Is DEMOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMOTIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMOTIC worth?
- DEMOTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMOTIC mean?
- Relating to the everyday language of ordinary people, or to the simplified ancient Egyptian script.
- What letters can be added to DEMOTIC?
- DEMOTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEMOTIC:
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