MAFIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MAFIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAFIC?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAFIC is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAFIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maficsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAFIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MAFIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does MAFIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or describing igneous rock rich in magnesium and iron, typically dark in colour.
Geologists use mafic to classify rocks such as basalt and gabbro that form from magma high in magnesium and iron, minerals that make the rock look dark grey, green or black when it cools. The term was built by joining letters from magnesium and ferric, the Latin-derived word for iron, giving a short label for this whole family of rock. Mafic rock sits opposite felsic rock, which is lighter in colour and rich in silica and feldspar instead. Much of the ocean floor is made of mafic basalt, formed where magma rises and cools quickly at spreading ridges.
How MAFIC is used
A technical term used in geology to describe dark, iron- and magnesium-rich igneous rock.
- Basalt is a common example of mafic volcanic rock.
- The dark band in the cliff face was mafic in composition.
- Students learned to tell mafic rock from lighter felsic rock.
- Mafic magma tends to flow more easily than thicker, silica-rich magma.
- The seafloor sample turned out to be mafic basalt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAFIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAFIC
1 longer words begin with MAFIC.
Words ending in MAFIC
1 words end in MAFIC. Useful as a back hook: play MAFIC onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MAFIC
Common questions about MAFIC
- Is MAFIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAFIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAFIC worth?
- MAFIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAFIC mean?
- Relating to or describing igneous rock rich in magnesium and iron, typically dark in colour.
- What letters can be added to MAFIC?
- MAFIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MAFIC:
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