GERMANIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GERMANIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GERMANIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GERMANIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GERMANIC
No single letter turns GERMANIC into another word.
How GERMANIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GERMANIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GERMANIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GERMANIC
- All 8 letters of GERMANIC are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GERMANIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Belonging to the family of languages and peoples that includes German, Dutch, English and the Scandinavian tongues.
Linguists use germanic for the language branch descended from a single ancient ancestor, and as a noun for that ancestor itself. In everyday speech it can also mean something vaguely German in style or origin.
How GERMANIC is used
The word germanic is capitalised in most writing and appears in linguistics and history.
- English is a germanic language despite its many French words.
- The germanic tribes moved across Europe in late antiquity.
- She studied germanic grammar at university.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GERMANIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GERMANIC
The 8 tiles of GERMANIC in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GERMANIC
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Common questions about GERMANIC
- Is GERMANIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GERMANIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GERMANIC worth?
- GERMANIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GERMANIC mean?
- Belonging to the family of languages and peoples that includes German, Dutch, English and the Scandinavian tongues.
- What letters can be added to GERMANIC?
- No single letter can be added to GERMANIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GERMANIC:
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