MORPHEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MORPHEMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MORPHEMIC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORPHEMIC is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORPHEMIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
morphemicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MORPHEMIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MORPHEMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MORPHEMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MORPHEMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in a language.
A morphemic analysis breaks words down into stems, prefixes and endings. Morphemic differences are why unhappy and happy are related, while table and tale are not.
How MORPHEMIC is used
Used in linguistics, where morphemic analysis is routine.
- The study offered a detailed morphemic analysis of the verb.
- A morphemic boundary separates the stem from the ending.
- Children learn morphemic patterns without being taught.
- The linguist drew a morphemic tree for each word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MORPHEMIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MORPHEMIC
2 longer words begin with MORPHEMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in MORPHEMIC
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Common questions about MORPHEMIC
- Is MORPHEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MORPHEMIC, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MORPHEMIC worth?
- MORPHEMIC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MORPHEMIC mean?
- Relating to morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in a language.
- What letters can be added to MORPHEMIC?
- MORPHEMIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MORPHEMIC:
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