PHYSIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PHYSIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHYSIC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHYSIC is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYSIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
physicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHYSIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHYSIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What stands out about PHYSIC
- PHYSIC gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PHYSIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Medicine or a medicinal drug, especially a strong purge, or the art of healing itself.
In older English the physic was whatever a healer gave you, and it was often unpleasant. The word survives mainly in period writing and in the name of the physic garden, where healing plants were once grown.
How PHYSIC is used
Found in historical and literary writing rather than in ordinary modern speech.
- The old doctor prescribed a bitter physic for the fever.
- In the story the villagers feared the physic more than the illness.
- A physic garden was planted behind the college.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHYSIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PHYSIC
The 6 tiles of PHYSIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PHYSIC
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with PHYSIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PHYSIC
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Common questions about PHYSIC
- Is PHYSIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHYSIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHYSIC worth?
- PHYSIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHYSIC mean?
- Medicine or a medicinal drug, especially a strong purge, or the art of healing itself.
- What letters can be added to PHYSIC?
- PHYSIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHYSIC:
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