OPTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OPTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPTIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTIC is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
opticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPTIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about OPTIC
- The same 5 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 OPTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the eye or to vision.
Doctors and scientists use optic to describe anything connected with sight, as in the optic nerve that carries signals from the eye to the brain. The word comes from the same Greek root as optics, the branch of physics dealing with light and lenses, which studies how the eye itself works alongside instruments such as telescopes and cameras. In older and more informal British usage, optic could also serve as a noun, naming either the eye itself or the inverted-bottle device some pubs use to measure out spirits.
How OPTIC is used
Optic is mainly a technical and medical term, common in descriptions of the eye and vision rather than in casual speech.
- Damage to the optic nerve can cause permanent vision loss.
- The surgeon examined the optic disc for signs of swelling.
- Early telescopes relied on simple optic lenses ground by hand.
- The patient reported blurred vision linked to an optic problem.
- Bartenders in some pubs still fit bottles with an old-fashioned optic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPTIC
The 5 tiles of OPTIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OPTIC
7 longer words begin with OPTIC.
Words ending in OPTIC
16 words end in OPTIC. Useful as a back hook: play OPTIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with OPTIC inside
17 words contain OPTIC in the middle. Words that start with OPTIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTIC
Common questions about OPTIC
- Is OPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPTIC worth?
- OPTIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPTIC mean?
- Relating to the eye or to vision.
- What letters can be added to OPTIC?
- OPTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OPTIC:
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