LENTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LENTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LENTIC?
| 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 LENTIC is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LENTIC
No single letter turns LENTIC into another word.
How LENTIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LENTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about LENTIC
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LENTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or living in still water, such as lakes, ponds and marshes, rather than flowing water.
Ecologists use lentic to sort still-water habitats from flowing ones, pairing it with the opposite term lotic for rivers and streams; together the two words divide freshwater science into two broad worlds. A lentic habitat changes more slowly than a lotic one, since there is no current to constantly stir sediment, oxygen and nutrients, which shapes which plants and animals can live there. The word appears almost entirely in scientific writing about lakes, ponds and wetlands rather than in everyday description of water.
How LENTIC is used
A technical ecology term, contrasted with lotic (flowing water); rarely used outside scientific writing.
- The study compared plant life in lentic ponds with that of nearby streams.
- Dragonflies often lay their eggs in lentic waters such as ponds.
- A lentic habitat tends to warm up faster than a fast-moving river.
- The wetland survey focused entirely on lentic and marsh environments.
- Algae blooms are more common in lentic water than in lotic systems.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LENTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LENTIC
The 6 tiles of LENTIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LENTIC
10 longer words begin with LENTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in LENTIC
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Common questions about LENTIC
- Is LENTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LENTIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LENTIC worth?
- LENTIC is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LENTIC mean?
- Relating to or living in still water, such as lakes, ponds and marshes, rather than flowing water.
- What letters can be added to LENTIC?
- No single letter can be added to LENTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LENTIC:
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