GOTHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GOTHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOTHIC?
| 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 GOTHIC is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOTHIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gothicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOTHIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOTHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does GOTHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of the Goths, or of the pointed-arch style of medieval European building, or of fiction that is dark, eerie and macabre.
The oldest sense of gothic belongs to the Goths, a Germanic people, and to their extinct language. From the twelfth century builders in western Europe raised cathedrals with pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses, and that style took the same name. Later writers used it for tales of ruined castles and haunted houses, and today it also names a dark fashion and music scene.
How GOTHIC is used
Common; the meaning depends on whether you are talking about history, architecture, books, type or fashion.
- The town is known for its gothic cathedral with twin spires.
- She wrote a gothic novel set in a crumbling mansion.
- The language of the Goths is called gothic by linguists.
- The poster used a heavy gothic lettering for the title.
- His gothic taste ran to black clothes and candlelit rooms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOTHIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOTHIC
12 longer words begin with GOTHIC.
Shorter words from the letters in GOTHIC
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Common questions about GOTHIC
- Is GOTHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOTHIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOTHIC worth?
- GOTHIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOTHIC mean?
- Of the Goths, or of the pointed-arch style of medieval European building, or of fiction that is dark, eerie and macabre.
- What letters can be added to GOTHIC?
- GOTHIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOTHIC:
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