LOESSIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LOESSIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOESSIC?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOESSIC is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOESSIC
No single letter turns LOESSIC into another word.
How LOESSIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOESSIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does LOESSIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to loess, a fine yellowish soil deposited by wind.
Geologists describe loessic soils as fertile, crumbly and easily carved by rivers. Large loessic plains cover parts of northern China and the American Midwest. The word is a specialist adjective built from loess.
How LOESSIC is used
Loessic appears in geology and soil science.
- Loessic hills line the river valley.
- The farmers prized the loessic ground for wheat.
- Erosion cuts steep gullies into loessic terrain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOESSIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOESSIC
The 7 tiles of LOESSIC in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LOESSIC
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Common questions about LOESSIC
- Is LOESSIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOESSIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOESSIC worth?
- LOESSIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOESSIC mean?
- Relating to loess, a fine yellowish soil deposited by wind.
- What letters can be added to LOESSIC?
- No single letter can be added to LOESSIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOESSIC:
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