GERONTOLOGIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GERONTOLOGIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GERONTOLOGIC?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GERONTOLOGIC is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GERONTOLOGIC
No single letter turns GERONTOLOGIC into another word.
How GERONTOLOGIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in GERONTOLOGIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GERONTOLOGIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GERONTOLOGIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Concerned with the scientific study of ageing and the problems of elderly people.
Gerontologic is a descriptive label found mostly in academic and medical writing. It is the adjective that goes with the field of gerontology, much as biologic goes with biology. A sister form, gerontological, is the more usual choice in everyday prose.
How GERONTOLOGIC is used
Gerontologic appears in research papers, course titles and health policy documents about later life.
- The university opened a new gerontologic research centre.
- Her gerontologic training focused on mobility in later life.
- A gerontologic survey tracked hundreds of retirees for a decade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GERONTOLOGIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GERONTOLOGIC
1 longer words begin with GERONTOLOGIC.
Shorter words from the letters in GERONTOLOGIC
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Common questions about GERONTOLOGIC
- Is GERONTOLOGIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GERONTOLOGIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GERONTOLOGIC worth?
- GERONTOLOGIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GERONTOLOGIC mean?
- Concerned with the scientific study of ageing and the problems of elderly people.
- What letters can be added to GERONTOLOGIC?
- No single letter can be added to GERONTOLOGIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of GERONTOLOGIC:
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