PELITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PELITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELITIC?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELITIC is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELITIC
No single letter turns PELITIC into another word.
How PELITIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PELITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does PELITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or derived from pelite, a rock formed from clay or mud.
Geologists use pelitic to describe fine-grained sediments and the metamorphic rocks that come from them. The word separates such rocks from those that began as sand or limestone.
How PELITIC is used
Pelitic appears in geology texts about sedimentary and metamorphic rock origins.
- The pelitic schist in the cliff showed bands of dark mica.
- Field notes recorded a pelitic layer under the sandstone.
- A pelitic origin explains the smooth, slaty texture of the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PELITIC
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Common questions about PELITIC
- Is PELITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELITIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELITIC worth?
- PELITIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELITIC mean?
- Relating to or derived from pelite, a rock formed from clay or mud.
- What letters can be added to PELITIC?
- No single letter can be added to PELITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PELITIC:
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