DESERTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DESERTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESERTIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESERTIC is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESERTIC
No single letter turns DESERTIC into another word.
How DESERTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DESERTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESERTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESERTIC
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESERTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or typical of a desert.
Geographers call a landscape of dry sand, stone and sparse plants desertic when rainfall is too low to support ordinary vegetation. The word suits climate and soil descriptions better than everyday talk of dry weather.
How DESERTIC is used
Desertic is a scientific alternative to desert-like.
- The region has a desertic climate with almost no rain.
- Desertic soils hold very little water or organic matter.
- Travellers crossed a wide desertic plain in three days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESERTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESERTIC
The 8 tiles of DESERTIC in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DESERTIC
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Common questions about DESERTIC
- Is DESERTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESERTIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESERTIC worth?
- DESERTIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESERTIC mean?
- Relating to or typical of a desert.
- What letters can be added to DESERTIC?
- No single letter can be added to DESERTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DESERTIC:
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