METRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. METRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METRIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METRIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METRIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metricsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METRIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in METRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does METRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the system of measurement based on the metre, the gram and the litre.
Metric measurement is built on tens, so a kilometre is a thousand metres and a centimetre is a hundredth of one. The system began in France in the 1790s and is now the standard in science and in most countries. As a noun, a metric is also any standard of measurement, such as the number of visitors a website records.
How METRIC is used
Also a noun in business and science talk, meaning a measure of performance.
- The recipe gives every quantity in metric units.
- Most of the world has gone metric for road signs.
- She converted the metric figures into miles.
- A metric ton is a thousand kilograms.
- The engineer insisted on a metric thread for the bolts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METRIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METRIC
23 longer words begin with METRIC.
Shorter words from the letters in METRIC
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Common questions about METRIC
- Is METRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METRIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METRIC worth?
- METRIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METRIC mean?
- Relating to the system of measurement based on the metre, the gram and the litre.
- What letters can be added to METRIC?
- METRIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of METRIC:
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