PROXEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PROXEMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROXEMIC?
| 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 PROXEMIC is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROXEMIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
proxemicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROXEMIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PROXEMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROXEMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PROXEMIC
- All 8 letters of PROXEMIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PROXEMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the study of the distance people keep between themselves and others.
A proxemic observation might note how close strangers stand in a lift or how a culture treats personal space. The term belongs to the social sciences.
How PROXEMIC is used
Proxemic is used in anthropology, psychology and communication studies.
- The study took a proxemic approach to crowded trains.
- Proxemic habits differ widely between cultures.
- She wrote a proxemic analysis of office seating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROXEMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROXEMIC
1 longer words begin with PROXEMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PROXEMIC
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Common questions about PROXEMIC
- Is PROXEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROXEMIC, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROXEMIC worth?
- PROXEMIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROXEMIC mean?
- Relating to the study of the distance people keep between themselves and others.
- What letters can be added to PROXEMIC?
- PROXEMIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PROXEMIC:
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