LIGNITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LIGNITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIGNITIC?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIGNITIC is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGNITIC
No single letter turns LIGNITIC into another word.
How LIGNITIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIGNITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGNITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIGNITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Containing or resembling lignite, the brownish soft coal.
Geologists describe a clay or seam as lignitic when it carries traces of this brown coal. The word marks beds that formed from ancient plant matter.
How LIGNITIC is used
Lignitic is a geological term used for deposits and strata.
- The lignitic clay stained their boots brown.
- A lignitic seam ran under the quarry floor.
- Drillers noted lignitic layers at forty metres.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIGNITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGNITIC
Common questions about LIGNITIC
- Is LIGNITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGNITIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIGNITIC worth?
- LIGNITIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIGNITIC mean?
- Containing or resembling lignite, the brownish soft coal.
- What letters can be added to LIGNITIC?
- No single letter can be added to LIGNITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIGNITIC:
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