POLLINIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POLLINIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLLINIC?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLLINIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLINIC
No single letter turns POLLINIC into another word.
How POLLINIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLLINIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLLINIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLLINIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotany
Relating to, containing or derived from pollen.
A specialist word found mostly in botany and allergy medicine, where the focus is on the fine grains released by flowering plants. Ordinary writers usually say "pollen" as a modifier instead, so pollinic marks a more technical register.
How POLLINIC is used
Pollinic appears in scientific or medical writing about pollen and the reactions it causes.
- The pollinic content of the air peaks in late spring.
- She was tested for a pollinic allergy after months of sneezing.
- A pollinic analysis of the soil revealed which trees once grew there.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLLINIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLINIC
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Common questions about POLLINIC
- Is POLLINIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLLINIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLLINIC worth?
- POLLINIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLLINIC mean?
- Relating to, containing or derived from pollen.
- What letters can be added to POLLINIC?
- No single letter can be added to POLLINIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLLINIC:
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