SCIATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCIATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCIATIC?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCIATIC is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCIATIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCIATIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCIATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does SCIATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the hip region or to the large nerve running from the lower back down the leg.
Most people meet this word in the phrase sciatic nerve, the thickest nerve in the body. When that nerve is pinched, the result is a sharp pain that can travel from the buttock to the foot.
How SCIATIC is used
Sciatic is used in medical and everyday talk about back and leg pain.
- A herniated disc can press on the sciatic nerve.
- He described a sciatic pain running down the back of his thigh.
- Gentle stretching eased the sciatic discomfort.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCIATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCIATIC
The 7 tiles of SCIATIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCIATIC
4 longer words begin with SCIATIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SCIATIC
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Common questions about SCIATIC
- Is SCIATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCIATIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCIATIC worth?
- SCIATIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCIATIC mean?
- Relating to the hip region or to the large nerve running from the lower back down the leg.
- What letters can be added to SCIATIC?
- SCIATIC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCIATIC:
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