HERMETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HERMETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERMETIC?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERMETIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERMETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hermeticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HERMETIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HERMETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERMETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HERMETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Completely sealed and airtight, or relating to an ancient tradition of alchemy and occult teaching.
The commonest meaning is a seal that lets in no air, as on a jar or a space capsule. The older sense refers to Hermes Trismegistus and the mystical texts attributed to him, which is why hermetic can also mean obscure and hard for outsiders to follow.
How HERMETIC is used
Used for airtight seals in technical writing, and for secret or mystical lore in books on the occult.
- The jar has a hermetic seal that keeps the food fresh.
- Hermetic philosophy mixed alchemy with astrology.
- The poem is so hermetic that few readers grasp it.
- The lab used a hermetic chamber to keep dust out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERMETIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HERMETIC
7 longer words begin with HERMETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in HERMETIC
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Common questions about HERMETIC
- Is HERMETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERMETIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERMETIC worth?
- HERMETIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERMETIC mean?
- Completely sealed and airtight, or relating to an ancient tradition of alchemy and occult teaching.
- What letters can be added to HERMETIC?
- HERMETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HERMETIC:
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