ELLIPTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ELLIPTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELLIPTIC?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELLIPTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELLIPTIC
No single letter turns ELLIPTIC into another word.
How ELLIPTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ELLIPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELLIPTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ELLIPTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Shaped like an ellipse, or expressed so briefly that words are left out.
In geometry, elliptic describes oval curves and surfaces, such as an orbit around the sun. In writing it points to speech so compressed that the listener must fill in the gaps.
How ELLIPTIC is used
Used in mathematics and astronomy, and sometimes for terse or cryptic language.
- The planet follows an elliptic path around its star.
- His elliptic reply left the meaning unclear.
- The mirror had an elliptic outline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELLIPTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELLIPTIC
6 longer words begin with ELLIPTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ELLIPTIC
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Common questions about ELLIPTIC
- Is ELLIPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELLIPTIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELLIPTIC worth?
- ELLIPTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELLIPTIC mean?
- Shaped like an ellipse, or expressed so briefly that words are left out.
- What letters can be added to ELLIPTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ELLIPTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ELLIPTIC:
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