SAPPHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SAPPHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPPHIC?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPPHIC is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPPHIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sapphicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPPHIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAPPHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does SAPPHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to the ancient Greek poet Sappho or to the verse form named after her.
In prosody the sapphic stanza has three long lines followed by one short line, and poets in many languages have imitated it. In modern usage the word can also refer to love between women, which comes from Sappho's poems about her island of Lesbos.
How SAPPHIC is used
Sapphic is used in literary criticism, poetry studies and discussions of women's love.
- The poet wrote a sapphic ode in English.
- Her essay explores sapphic themes in ancient lyric poetry.
- A sapphic stanza ends with a short line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPPHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPPHIC
1 longer words begin with SAPPHIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPPHIC
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Common questions about SAPPHIC
- Is SAPPHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPPHIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPPHIC worth?
- SAPPHIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPPHIC mean?
- Relating to the ancient Greek poet Sappho or to the verse form named after her.
- What letters can be added to SAPPHIC?
- SAPPHIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAPPHIC:
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