OSMOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OSMOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSMOTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSMOTIC is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSMOTIC
No single letter turns OSMOTIC into another word.
How OSMOTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OSMOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does OSMOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to osmosis, the movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane.
Biology and chemistry texts pair osmotic with words such as pressure, balance and gradient. Cells swell or shrink depending on the osmotic conditions around them, which is why salt water behaves so differently from fresh water for a plant root.
How OSMOTIC is used
Osmotic appears mostly in science teaching and lab writing, often before the noun pressure.
- The osmotic pressure inside the cell rose after the salt was added.
- A raisin plumps up in water because of osmotic movement through its skin.
- Doctors check the osmotic balance of the blood in some kidney tests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSMOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSMOTIC
1 longer words begin with OSMOTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in OSMOTIC
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Common questions about OSMOTIC
- Is OSMOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSMOTIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSMOTIC worth?
- OSMOTIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSMOTIC mean?
- Relating to osmosis, the movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane.
- What letters can be added to OSMOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to OSMOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OSMOTIC:
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