OPHITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OPHITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPHITIC?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPHITIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPHITIC
No single letter turns OPHITIC into another word.
How OPHITIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OPHITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does OPHITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a rock texture in which lath-shaped feldspar crystals are enclosed in larger crystals of augite.
Ophitic texture is typical of diabase and similar rocks, and geologists spot it under a thin-section microscope. The word comes from a Greek term for serpent, as the pattern recalls snakeskin markings.
How OPHITIC is used
Ophitic is a geological term used in rock descriptions.
- The slide showed a clear ophitic texture.
- Ophitic intergrowth is common in dolerite.
- The petrologist described the rock as ophitic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPHITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OPHITIC
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Common questions about OPHITIC
- Is OPHITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPHITIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPHITIC worth?
- OPHITIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPHITIC mean?
- Describing a rock texture in which lath-shaped feldspar crystals are enclosed in larger crystals of augite.
- What letters can be added to OPHITIC?
- No single letter can be added to OPHITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OPHITIC:
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