PELAGIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PELAGIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELAGIC?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELAGIC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELAGIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelagicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELAGIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PELAGIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does PELAGIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Living in or belonging to the open sea, far from the shore and the sea floor.
Pelagic animals such as tuna, herring and many seabirds spend their lives in open water rather than near the coast. The term is set against demersal creatures, which live close to the bottom. Fishing reports often split catches into pelagic and bottom species.
How PELAGIC is used
Pelagic is a scientific and fishing term for open-ocean life.
- The tuna is a fast pelagic fish.
- Pelagic birds come ashore only to nest.
- Scientists tracked the pelagic fishery over several seasons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELAGIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PELAGIC
1 longer words begin with PELAGIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PELAGIC
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Common questions about PELAGIC
- Is PELAGIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELAGIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELAGIC worth?
- PELAGIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELAGIC mean?
- Living in or belonging to the open sea, far from the shore and the sea floor.
- What letters can be added to PELAGIC?
- PELAGIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PELAGIC:
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