PULMONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PULMONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PULMONIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PULMONIC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULMONIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pulmonicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PULMONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PULMONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PULMONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PULMONIC
- All 8 letters of PULMONIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PULMONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Relating to the lungs or produced by air from the lungs.
Pulmonic sounds in phonetics are those made with air pushed out of the lungs, which covers nearly all speech sounds. In medicine the word is an older, rarer alternative to the more common term for lung-related matters.
How PULMONIC is used
Appears in medical texts and, most often today, in phonetics.
- Most consonants in English are pulmonic, made with air from the lungs.
- The old physician prescribed a pulmonic remedy for her cough.
- The chart lists pulmonic and non-pulmonic consonants separately.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULMONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PULMONIC
1 longer words begin with PULMONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PULMONIC
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Common questions about PULMONIC
- Is PULMONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PULMONIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PULMONIC worth?
- PULMONIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULMONIC mean?
- Relating to the lungs or produced by air from the lungs.
- What letters can be added to PULMONIC?
- PULMONIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PULMONIC:
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