GERONTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GERONTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GERONTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GERONTIC is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GERONTIC
No single letter turns GERONTIC into another word.
How GERONTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GERONTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GERONTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GERONTIC
- All 8 letters of GERONTIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GERONTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to old age or to the process of growing old.
Gerontic is a clinical word seen in the study of ageing, with gerontology as its better-known relative. Researchers apply gerontic changes to people, animals or even plants nearing the end of life.
How GERONTIC is used
Gerontic appears in scientific and medical writing about ageing.
- The study tracked gerontic changes in the patients' hearing.
- A gerontic decline in memory was recorded.
- The journal covers gerontic research worldwide.
- Some gerontic traits appear earlier in animals kept in captivity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GERONTIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GERONTIC
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Common questions about GERONTIC
- Is GERONTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GERONTIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GERONTIC worth?
- GERONTIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GERONTIC mean?
- Relating to old age or to the process of growing old.
- What letters can be added to GERONTIC?
- No single letter can be added to GERONTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GERONTIC:
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