PRURITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PRURITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRURITIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRURITIC 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 PRURITIC
No single letter turns PRURITIC into another word.
How PRURITIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRURITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRURITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRURITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Causing or marked by intense itching of the skin.
Pruritic is the medical adjective for anything linked to pruritus, the urge to scratch. Doctors apply it to rashes, lesions and conditions that itch. It is formal and clinical rather than everyday.
How PRURITIC is used
Pruritic is a clinical term used by doctors and nurses.
- The patient had a pruritic rash on both arms.
- A pruritic condition can disturb sleep.
- The cream relieved the pruritic skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRURITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PRURITIC
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Common questions about PRURITIC
- Is PRURITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRURITIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRURITIC worth?
- PRURITIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRURITIC mean?
- Causing or marked by intense itching of the skin.
- What letters can be added to PRURITIC?
- No single letter can be added to PRURITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRURITIC:
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