PHASIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PHASIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHASIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHASIC is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHASIC
Front hooks — 1
aphasicBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PHASIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHASIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does PHASIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of a process, happening in distinct stages or bursts instead of running on steadily.
Scientists reach for phasic when something switches on and off, or rises and falls, in a rhythm of separate episodes. Physiologists contrast it with tonic, which describes a steady, continuing state. A phasic response in a muscle or a nerve cell, for example, flares briefly and then dies away. Outside the laboratory the word is rare.
How PHASIC is used
Technical, mostly in physiology and biology, often set against the word tonic.
- The nerve gave a phasic reaction to each flash of light.
- A phasic burst of activity was followed by a long quiet spell.
- The study separated phasic effects from the steady background level.
- Her heartbeat showed a phasic pattern during the test.
- Doctors recorded a phasic contraction of the muscle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHASIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PHASIC
The 6 tiles of PHASIC in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PHASIC
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Common questions about PHASIC
- Is PHASIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHASIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHASIC worth?
- PHASIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHASIC mean?
- Of a process, happening in distinct stages or bursts instead of running on steadily.
- What letters can be added to PHASIC?
- PHASIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHASIC:
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