LACTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LACTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACTIC
No single letter turns LACTIC into another word.
How LACTIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LACTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.
What does LACTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of, relating to or obtained from milk, especially sour milk.
The word comes from the Latin for milk and is most familiar in the phrase lactic acid, which was first isolated from soured milk. The same acid is made by bacteria that ferment milk sugars in yoghurt and cheese, and by muscles working hard without enough oxygen. In food science lactic fermentation is a standard term for this souring process.
How LACTIC is used
Almost always met in lactic acid and lactic fermentation.
- Lactic acid gives yoghurt its sharp taste.
- A lactic fermentation turns cabbage into sauerkraut.
- The runner felt a lactic burn in her thighs.
- Cheesemakers rely on lactic bacteria to set the curd.
- The label listed lactic ingredients near the end.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LACTIC
Common questions about LACTIC
- Is LACTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACTIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACTIC worth?
- LACTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACTIC mean?
- Of, relating to or obtained from milk, especially sour milk.
- What letters can be added to LACTIC?
- No single letter can be added to LACTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LACTIC:
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