SMECTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SMECTIC 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 SMECTIC?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMECTIC is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMECTIC
No single letter turns SMECTIC into another word.
How SMECTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SMECTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does SMECTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a liquid crystal phase in which molecules lie in parallel layers.
In a smectic phase molecules keep a layered order and can slide between layers, so the material is more ordered than a plain liquid. Physicists contrast it with nematic phases.
How SMECTIC is used
Smectic is a physics and chemistry term.
- The sample entered a smectic phase on cooling.
- A smectic layer structure was seen under the microscope.
- Smectic crystals are used in some displays.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMECTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SMECTIC
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Common questions about SMECTIC
- Is SMECTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMECTIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMECTIC worth?
- SMECTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMECTIC mean?
- Describing a liquid crystal phase in which molecules lie in parallel layers.
- What letters can be added to SMECTIC?
- No single letter can be added to SMECTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SMECTIC:
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