ERGOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ERGOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERGOTIC?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERGOTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERGOTIC
No single letter turns ERGOTIC into another word.
How ERGOTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ERGOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does ERGOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or derived from ergot, the fungus that infects rye and other cereal grasses.
Ergot grows as dark growths on grain, and eating contaminated bread once caused outbreaks of painful poisoning. Chemists use ergotic to describe substances obtained from that fungus, such as ergotic acid.
How ERGOTIC is used
The word ergotic is a specialist term in chemistry, medicine and agriculture.
- The report described an ergotic compound extracted from rye.
- Ergotic poisoning once swept through medieval villages.
- The lab isolated an ergotic alkaloid from the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERGOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ERGOTIC
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Common questions about ERGOTIC
- Is ERGOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERGOTIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERGOTIC worth?
- ERGOTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERGOTIC mean?
- Relating to or derived from ergot, the fungus that infects rye and other cereal grasses.
- What letters can be added to ERGOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ERGOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ERGOTIC:
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