HONORIFIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HONORIFIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HONORIFIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HONORIFIC is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HONORIFIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
honorificsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HONORIFIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HONORIFIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HONORIFIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HONORIFIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Given as a sign of respect or esteem, often without real duties attached.
An honorific title such as "Doctor" or "Sir" signals status rather than describing a job. Some languages build honorific forms into the grammar itself, changing verbs and pronouns to show deference.
How HONORIFIC is used
Applied to titles, positions and forms of address in formal or academic writing.
- The university gave him an honorific degree for his charity work.
- In Japanese, honorific endings change depending on who is being addressed.
- Her honorific post on the board carried no voting power.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HONORIFIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HONORIFIC
3 longer words begin with HONORIFIC.
Shorter words from the letters in HONORIFIC
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Common questions about HONORIFIC
- Is HONORIFIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HONORIFIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HONORIFIC worth?
- HONORIFIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HONORIFIC mean?
- Given as a sign of respect or esteem, often without real duties attached.
- What letters can be added to HONORIFIC?
- HONORIFIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HONORIFIC:
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