EIDETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EIDETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EIDETIC?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EIDETIC is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EIDETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eideticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EIDETIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EIDETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does EIDETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having unusually vivid and detailed mental images, almost like photographs.
Psychologists study eidetic memory mainly in children, who can sometimes describe a picture in great detail after a brief look. Claims of a truly eidetic adult are hard to prove.
How EIDETIC is used
The word eidetic is used in psychology and in casual talk about photographic memory.
- The boy had an eidetic memory for faces.
- Eidetic imagery fades in most people by adulthood.
- She claimed an eidetic recall of the whole page.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EIDETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EIDETIC
2 longer words begin with EIDETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in EIDETIC
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Common questions about EIDETIC
- Is EIDETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EIDETIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EIDETIC worth?
- EIDETIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EIDETIC mean?
- Having unusually vivid and detailed mental images, almost like photographs.
- What letters can be added to EIDETIC?
- EIDETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EIDETIC:
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