HOPLITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOPLITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOPLITIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOPLITIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOPLITIC
No single letter turns HOPLITIC into another word.
How HOPLITIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOPLITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOPLITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOPLITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
Relating to the hoplites, the heavily armed foot soldiers of ancient Greece.
The word hoplitic turns up mainly in studies of classical warfare, where it describes shields, spears and the tight formation known as the phalanx. A hoplitic army was built from citizens who paid for their own armour. It is a scholarly term and rare in everyday talk.
How HOPLITIC is used
It is found in history writing about ancient Greek armies and their tactics.
- The hoplitic phalanx advanced behind a wall of shields.
- Historians debate when hoplitic warfare first became common.
- A hoplitic helmet was recovered from the battlefield.
- The museum explains hoplitic equipment piece by piece.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOPLITIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOPLITIC
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Common questions about HOPLITIC
- Is HOPLITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOPLITIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOPLITIC worth?
- HOPLITIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOPLITIC mean?
- Relating to the hoplites, the heavily armed foot soldiers of ancient Greece.
- What letters can be added to HOPLITIC?
- No single letter can be added to HOPLITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOPLITIC:
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