ESCHAROTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ESCHAROTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESCHAROTIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCHAROTIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCHAROTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
escharoticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESCHAROTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ESCHAROTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESCHAROTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESCHAROTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Burning or corroding tissue so that a dry scab forms.
An escharotic substance is a caustic one that destroys the surface of skin or growths and leaves a crust, called an eschar. Doctors once used escharotic pastes to remove warts and ulcers. The word can also be used as a noun for such an agent.
How ESCHAROTIC is used
Medical term, mostly in older or specialist texts.
- The doctor applied an escharotic paste to the wart.
- Strong acids have an escharotic effect on skin.
- Escharotic treatments are now rarely used.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESCHAROTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESCHAROTIC
The 10 tiles of ESCHAROTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ESCHAROTIC
1 longer words begin with ESCHAROTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCHAROTIC
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Common questions about ESCHAROTIC
- Is ESCHAROTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESCHAROTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESCHAROTIC worth?
- ESCHAROTIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESCHAROTIC mean?
- Burning or corroding tissue so that a dry scab forms.
- What letters can be added to ESCHAROTIC?
- ESCHAROTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ESCHAROTIC:
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