PEARLITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PEARLITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEARLITIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEARLITIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEARLITIC
No single letter turns PEARLITIC into another word.
How PEARLITIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PEARLITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEARLITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEARLITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or made of pearlite, the banded mixture of iron compounds found in steel.
Metallurgists use pearlitic to describe a steel whose structure shows fine alternating layers under the microscope. That layered structure gives the metal a useful balance of strength and toughness. A pearlitic grain pattern forms when the steel cools slowly.
How PEARLITIC is used
Used in metallurgy when describing the structure of steel and cast iron.
- The sample showed a pearlitic structure under magnification.
- Slow cooling left the rail steel largely pearlitic.
- Engineers compared pearlitic and bainitic grades for the wheels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEARLITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PEARLITIC
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Common questions about PEARLITIC
- Is PEARLITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEARLITIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEARLITIC worth?
- PEARLITIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEARLITIC mean?
- Relating to or made of pearlite, the banded mixture of iron compounds found in steel.
- What letters can be added to PEARLITIC?
- No single letter can be added to PEARLITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PEARLITIC:
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