LUETICS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LUETICS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUETICS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUETICS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUETICS
No single letter turns LUETICS into another word.
How LUETICS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LUETICS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about LUETICS
- The same 7 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 LUETICS mean in Scrabble?
noun
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People affected by syphilis, the plural of the older medical term luetic.
Doctors once classified patients with syphilis, also known clinically as lues, using the term luetic, and luetics simply describes more than one such patient. The term belongs to historical medical vocabulary and has been replaced in modern practice by more direct clinical language.
How LUETICS is used
Historical medical term, replaced by direct clinical language today.
- The old medical journal listed treatments tested on a ward of luetics.
- Historians studying the clinic's records found detailed notes on luetics.
- The outdated term luetics rarely appears in modern textbooks.
- The report grouped luetics separately from other patients.
- He traced how care for luetics changed after antibiotics arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUETICS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUETICS
The 7 tiles of LUETICS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LUETICS
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Common questions about LUETICS
- Is LUETICS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUETICS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUETICS worth?
- LUETICS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUETICS mean?
- People affected by syphilis, the plural of the older medical term luetic.
- What letters can be added to LUETICS?
- No single letter can be added to LUETICS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LUETICS:
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