HAPTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HAPTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAPTIC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAPTIC is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAPTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hapticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAPTIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HAPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about HAPTIC
- The same 6 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 HAPTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the sense of touch, or to technology that gives feedback through touch.
The word comes from a Greek term for touching and was long used by psychologists studying how people feel and handle objects. In recent years it has become familiar through phones, game controllers and surgical simulators that vibrate or push back against the hand. Designers speak of haptic feedback when a device lets the user feel a response instead of only seeing or hearing one.
How HAPTIC is used
Technical; common in discussions of devices, design and psychology.
- The phone gives a haptic buzz when you press the key.
- Her haptic skill let her read the object by touch alone.
- Game designers added haptic effects to the steering wheel.
- The study looked at haptic perception in young children.
- A haptic glove lets the surgeon feel the tissue in the simulation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAPTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAPTIC
The 6 tiles of HAPTIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HAPTIC
2 longer words begin with HAPTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in HAPTIC
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Common questions about HAPTIC
- Is HAPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAPTIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAPTIC worth?
- HAPTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAPTIC mean?
- Relating to the sense of touch, or to technology that gives feedback through touch.
- What letters can be added to HAPTIC?
- HAPTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HAPTIC:
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