MATRONYMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MATRONYMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATRONYMIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATRONYMIC is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATRONYMIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
matronymicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MATRONYMIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MATRONYMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MATRONYMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MATRONYMIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A name taken from the name of one's mother or a female ancestor.
A matronymic works like a patronymic but follows the maternal line. Some cultures use it routinely, and in others it appears when a father is unknown. The word can also be an adjective for such a name.
How MATRONYMIC is used
Linguists and genealogists use matronymic when discussing how family names were formed.
- In Iceland a matronymic is sometimes used instead of a patronymic.
- The surname began as a matronymic centuries ago.
- Historians found a matronymic in the parish record.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATRONYMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MATRONYMIC
1 longer words begin with MATRONYMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in MATRONYMIC
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Common questions about MATRONYMIC
- Is MATRONYMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATRONYMIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATRONYMIC worth?
- MATRONYMIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATRONYMIC mean?
- A name taken from the name of one's mother or a female ancestor.
- What letters can be added to MATRONYMIC?
- MATRONYMIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MATRONYMIC:
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