IRIDIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IRIDIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRIDIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IRIDIC is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRIDIC
No single letter turns IRIDIC into another word.
How IRIDIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IRIDIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What does IRIDIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Describing a compound of iridium, the hard silvery metal, in which the metal carries a high charge.
Chemists use iridic for compounds in which iridium takes a higher oxidation state, in contrast with iridous compounds where it takes a lower one. A second, rarer use relates the word to the iris of the eye, though iridal or iridian are more usual there. The metal itself is named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, because its salts show many colors.
How IRIDIC is used
Technical; found in older chemistry texts.
- The report lists an iridic chloride among the samples.
- An iridic salt was prepared in the second experiment.
- Early papers describe each iridic compound by its color.
- The student compared iridic and iridous states of the metal.
- An iridic solution turned deep brown on heating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRIDIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IRIDIC
Common questions about IRIDIC
- Is IRIDIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRIDIC, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRIDIC worth?
- IRIDIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRIDIC mean?
- Describing a compound of iridium, the hard silvery metal, in which the metal carries a high charge.
- What letters can be added to IRIDIC?
- No single letter can be added to IRIDIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IRIDIC:
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