PSYCHOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PSYCHOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSYCHOTIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSYCHOTIC is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSYCHOTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
psychoticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PSYCHOTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PSYCHOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PSYCHOTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PSYCHOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Affected by or relating to psychosis, a serious mental state in which a person loses contact with reality.
A psychotic episode may involve hallucinations or fixed false beliefs. Clinicians use the term for a symptom, not for a personality type, and careless use of it as an insult is widely discouraged.
How PSYCHOTIC is used
Used in psychiatry; in casual speech it is often misused and can offend.
- The patient had a psychotic break after weeks without sleep.
- Psychotic symptoms often respond to medication.
- He was hospitalised during a psychotic episode.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSYCHOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PSYCHOTIC
4 longer words begin with PSYCHOTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PSYCHOTIC
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Common questions about PSYCHOTIC
- Is PSYCHOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSYCHOTIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSYCHOTIC worth?
- PSYCHOTIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSYCHOTIC mean?
- Affected by or relating to psychosis, a serious mental state in which a person loses contact with reality.
- What letters can be added to PSYCHOTIC?
- PSYCHOTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PSYCHOTIC:
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