LOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOTIC?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOTIC is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOTIC
No single letter turns LOTIC into another word.
How LOTIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does LOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to, living in, or characteristic of actively flowing fresh water, such as rivers and streams, as opposed to still water.
Ecologists use lotic to classify habitats and organisms adapted to moving water, contrasting them with lentic environments such as lakes and ponds where the water barely moves. Fish, insects, and plants suited to a lotic habitat often show streamlined bodies or strong grips that let them survive the constant current of a river or stream. Studies of water quality and river health regularly separate lotic systems from still-water systems because the two kinds of habitat support very different communities of organisms. Outside ecology and freshwater biology, the word lotic is almost never used.
How LOTIC is used
A specialized ecological term, used mainly in scientific writing about rivers, streams, and freshwater habitats.
- The textbook chapter compared lotic and lentic freshwater ecosystems.
- Mayfly larvae are well adapted to a fast lotic environment.
- Researchers surveyed the lotic habitats along the river for pollution.
- A lotic stream supports very different species than a still pond nearby.
- The team studied how flow speed shapes lotic plant communities.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in LOTIC
6 words end in LOTIC. Useful as a back hook: play LOTIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOTIC inside
1 words contain LOTIC in the middle. Words that start with LOTIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOTIC
Common questions about LOTIC
- Is LOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOTIC, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOTIC worth?
- LOTIC is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOTIC mean?
- Relating to, living in, or characteristic of actively flowing fresh water, such as rivers and streams, as opposed to still water.
- What letters can be added to LOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to LOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOTIC:
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