MERISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MERISTIC 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 MERISTIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERISTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERISTIC
No single letter turns MERISTIC into another word.
How MERISTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MERISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MERISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MERISTIC
- The same 8 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 MERISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the number or repeated arrangement of parts in an organism, or to a body made of segments.
Zoologists call a count of fin rays, vertebrae or scales a meristic character, since it is a whole number rather than a measurement. Such counts help tell similar fish species apart.
How MERISTIC is used
Used in biology, often in the phrase meristic characters.
- Fin ray counts are a classic meristic feature.
- The key relies on meristic data rather than body length.
- A meristic variation can be inherited.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MERISTIC
The 8 tiles of MERISTIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MERISTIC
1 longer words begin with MERISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in MERISTIC
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Common questions about MERISTIC
- Is MERISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERISTIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERISTIC worth?
- MERISTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERISTIC mean?
- Relating to the number or repeated arrangement of parts in an organism, or to a body made of segments.
- What letters can be added to MERISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to MERISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MERISTIC:
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