EUTECTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EUTECTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EUTECTIC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EUTECTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EUTECTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eutecticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EUTECTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EUTECTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EUTECTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EUTECTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a mixture of substances in such proportions that it melts and freezes at one temperature, lower than that of any of its parts.
The eutectic point is the sweet spot of a mixture: pure metals each have their own melting point, but the right blend melts at a single, lower one. Solder and some salt-and-ice freezing mixtures rely on it.
How EUTECTIC is used
Found in chemistry and metallurgy, usually before words like mixture, alloy or point.
- The eutectic alloy melts at a lower temperature than either metal alone.
- Engineers chose a eutectic solder so the joint would set all at once.
- A eutectic mixture of salt and ice can reach well below the normal freezing point.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EUTECTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EUTECTIC
1 longer words begin with EUTECTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in EUTECTIC
Common questions about EUTECTIC
- Is EUTECTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EUTECTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EUTECTIC worth?
- EUTECTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EUTECTIC mean?
- Relating to a mixture of substances in such proportions that it melts and freezes at one temperature, lower than that of any of its parts.
- What letters can be added to EUTECTIC?
- EUTECTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EUTECTIC:
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