HEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HEMIC 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 HEMIC?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMIC is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMIC
Front hooks — 1
chemicBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HEMIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HEMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about HEMIC
- The same 5 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 HEMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or affecting the blood.
Doctors use hemic to describe conditions, sounds, or processes connected to the blood, such as a hemic murmur caused by changes in blood flow rather than a structural heart problem. The word hemic comes from the same root as "hemoglobin" and "anemia", all pointing back to blood. It appears mainly in medical and technical writing rather than everyday speech.
How HEMIC is used
Technical medical term, used in clinical descriptions rather than everyday speech.
- The doctor noted a hemic murmur during the exam.
- Hemic disorders were ruled out after the blood test.
- The textbook chapter covered hemic and cardiac causes of the sound.
- Her symptoms pointed to a hemic rather than a heart problem.
- The report described the murmur as hemic in origin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEMIC
The 5 tiles of HEMIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HEMIC
11 longer words begin with HEMIC.
Words ending in HEMIC
16 words end in HEMIC. Useful as a back hook: play HEMIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEMIC inside
Showing 24 of 60 words that contain HEMIC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HEMIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMIC
Common questions about HEMIC
- Is HEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMIC worth?
- HEMIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMIC mean?
- Relating to or affecting the blood.
- What letters can be added to HEMIC?
- HEMIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEMIC:
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