PANIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PANIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANIC?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANIC is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANIC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PANIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does PANIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
Sudden, overwhelming fear or anxiety that spreads quickly and often leads to hasty, uncontrolled behaviour.
Panic can strike a single person facing sudden danger or sweep through an entire crowd within seconds, driving people to act on instinct rather than reason. The word is also applied beyond physical danger, describing the widespread alarm that grips financial markets during a crash, known historically as a panic. English also uses panic as a verb, as in don't panic, for the moment someone loses composure and gives in to that fear.
How PANIC is used
Panic is an everyday word, used both for personal fear and for describing collective alarm in crowds or markets.
- A wave of panic swept through the theatre when the lights went out.
- She felt a rising panic as the deadline approached with nothing finished.
- Investors sold their shares in a panic during the market crash.
- He forced himself to stay calm instead of giving in to panic.
- The fire alarm triggered panic among the younger children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANIC
19 longer words begin with PANIC.
Words ending in PANIC
1 words end in PANIC. Useful as a back hook: play PANIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with PANIC inside
11 words contain PANIC in the middle. Words that start with PANIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PANIC
Common questions about PANIC
- Is PANIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANIC worth?
- PANIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANIC mean?
- Sudden, overwhelming fear or anxiety that spreads quickly and often leads to hasty, uncontrolled behaviour.
- What letters can be added to PANIC?
- PANIC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PANIC:
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