GRAPHEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. GRAPHEMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAPHEMIC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAPHEMIC is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAPHEMIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
graphemicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRAPHEMIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRAPHEMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRAPHEMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRAPHEMIC
- All 9 letters of GRAPHEMIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRAPHEMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to graphemes, the smallest units of a writing system, such as letters.
Linguists study graphemic patterns when they compare spelling systems and ask which written symbols make a difference to meaning. It is the written counterpart of the term phonemic.
How GRAPHEMIC is used
Used in linguistics and writing-system research.
- The study compared the graphemic structure of two alphabets.
- A graphemic difference separates the spellings of the two words.
- She wrote her thesis on graphemic variation in early English.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAPHEMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRAPHEMIC
2 longer words begin with GRAPHEMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAPHEMIC
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Common questions about GRAPHEMIC
- Is GRAPHEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAPHEMIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAPHEMIC worth?
- GRAPHEMIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAPHEMIC mean?
- Relating to graphemes, the smallest units of a writing system, such as letters.
- What letters can be added to GRAPHEMIC?
- GRAPHEMIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRAPHEMIC:
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