RELATIVISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. RELATIVISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELATIVISTIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELATIVISTIC is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELATIVISTIC
No single letter turns RELATIVISTIC into another word.
How RELATIVISTIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RELATIVISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RELATIVISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RELATIVISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Described by or involving the theory of relativity, especially at speeds close to that of light.
Physicists call an effect relativistic when ordinary Newtonian rules no longer give the right answer. The word also appears in philosophy for views that treat truth as depending on the observer.
How RELATIVISTIC is used
Mostly found in physics, with a secondary use in philosophical writing.
- Particles in the accelerator reach relativistic speeds.
- A relativistic correction is needed for satellite clocks.
- The author defends a relativistic view of moral values.
- Relativistic mass increases as an object nears the speed of light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELATIVISTIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RELATIVISTIC
1 longer words begin with RELATIVISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in RELATIVISTIC
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Common questions about RELATIVISTIC
- Is RELATIVISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELATIVISTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELATIVISTIC worth?
- RELATIVISTIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELATIVISTIC mean?
- Described by or involving the theory of relativity, especially at speeds close to that of light.
- What letters can be added to RELATIVISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to RELATIVISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RELATIVISTIC:
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