SCLEROTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCLEROTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCLEROTIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCLEROTIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCLEROTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scleroticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCLEROTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCLEROTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCLEROTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCLEROTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Hardened through disease, or rigid and unable to adapt.
Medically, sclerotic tissue has become stiff, as in arteries clogged with deposits. In a figurative sense it describes institutions that have grown inflexible and slow. Anatomy also uses it for the tough outer layer of the eye.
How SCLEROTIC is used
Used in medicine for hardened tissue and in politics or business for stagnant organisations.
- The doctor found sclerotic changes in the artery wall.
- A sclerotic bureaucracy resisted every reform.
- The sclerotic coat of the eye protects the eyeball.
- He called the old system sclerotic and outdated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCLEROTIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCLEROTIC
1 longer words begin with SCLEROTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SCLEROTIC
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Common questions about SCLEROTIC
- Is SCLEROTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCLEROTIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCLEROTIC worth?
- SCLEROTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCLEROTIC mean?
- Hardened through disease, or rigid and unable to adapt.
- What letters can be added to SCLEROTIC?
- SCLEROTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCLEROTIC:
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