SERMONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SERMONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERMONIC?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERMONIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERMONIC
No single letter turns SERMONIC into another word.
How SERMONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SERMONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SERMONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SERMONIC
- All 8 letters of SERMONIC are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SERMONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Like or appropriate to a sermon; relating to religious discourse.
Sermonic can describe a speech with the tone of a church address, and sometimes carries the hint that it is long and tedious. It is more often used of manner than of an actual church talk.
How SERMONIC is used
Formal; used for preachy or sermon-like speech and writing.
- The speech took a sermonic tone toward the end.
- He disliked the sermonic style of the editorial.
- Her letter was long and sermonic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERMONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERMONIC
The 8 tiles of SERMONIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SERMONIC
1 longer words begin with SERMONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SERMONIC
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Common questions about SERMONIC
- Is SERMONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERMONIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERMONIC worth?
- SERMONIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERMONIC mean?
- Like or appropriate to a sermon; relating to religious discourse.
- What letters can be added to SERMONIC?
- No single letter can be added to SERMONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SERMONIC:
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