GEOTECTONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GEOTECTONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEOTECTONIC?
| 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 GEOTECTONIC is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEOTECTONIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geotectonicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GEOTECTONIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GEOTECTONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GEOTECTONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GEOTECTONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the structure and large-scale movements of the Earth's crust.
Geologists describe mountain building, rifts and earthquake belts as geotectonic processes. A geotectonic map shows where plates meet and how the rocks have been folded or broken.
How GEOTECTONIC is used
Geotectonic is a geology term, mainly found in textbooks and research papers.
- The report outlined the geotectonic history of the basin.
- A geotectonic map of the region hung in the lab.
- Geotectonic forces lifted the range over millions of years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEOTECTONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GEOTECTONIC
2 longer words begin with GEOTECTONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in GEOTECTONIC
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Common questions about GEOTECTONIC
- Is GEOTECTONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEOTECTONIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEOTECTONIC worth?
- GEOTECTONIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEOTECTONIC mean?
- Relating to the structure and large-scale movements of the Earth's crust.
- What letters can be added to GEOTECTONIC?
- GEOTECTONIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GEOTECTONIC:
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