EMPIRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EMPIRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPIRIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPIRIC is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPIRIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
empiricsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPIRIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMPIRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does EMPIRIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A person who relies on practical experience and observation rather than theory.
In older usage an empiric was a physician who trusted trial and experience over book learning, and the word could also hint at quackery. It is mostly met in historical writing.
How EMPIRIC is used
Found in older medical and philosophical texts.
- The village empiric knew many herbal cures.
- Critics dismissed him as a mere empiric.
- An empiric learns by trying, not by reading.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPIRIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPIRIC
11 longer words begin with EMPIRIC.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPIRIC
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Common questions about EMPIRIC
- Is EMPIRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPIRIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPIRIC worth?
- EMPIRIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPIRIC mean?
- A person who relies on practical experience and observation rather than theory.
- What letters can be added to EMPIRIC?
- EMPIRIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMPIRIC:
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