EKISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EKISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EKISTIC?
| 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 EKISTIC is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EKISTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ekisticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EKISTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EKISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about EKISTIC
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 EKISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to ekistics, the study of human settlements.
Ekistic work looks at villages, towns and cities as whole systems, drawing on planning, engineering and sociology. The word is rare and mainly found in urban-planning literature.
How EKISTIC is used
Used in town-planning and academic writing.
- The institute published an ekistic survey of the region.
- Her ekistic approach treated the city as a living system.
- Ekistic research compared old villages with new towns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EKISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EKISTIC
The 7 tiles of EKISTIC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EKISTIC
4 longer words begin with EKISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in EKISTIC
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Common questions about EKISTIC
- Is EKISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EKISTIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EKISTIC worth?
- EKISTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EKISTIC mean?
- Relating to ekistics, the study of human settlements.
- What letters can be added to EKISTIC?
- EKISTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EKISTIC:
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