SPASTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPASTIC 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 SPASTIC?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPASTIC is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPASTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spasticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPASTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPASTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does SPASTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or caused by muscle spasm, with muscles that contract and stiffen involuntarily.
In medicine, spastic describes muscles that are abnormally tight, as in spastic paralysis after damage to the brain or spinal cord. Used outside medicine, the word can be heard as a slur, so careful writers avoid applying it to people.
How SPASTIC is used
A clinical term for muscle stiffness; avoid using it of people in everyday speech.
- The doctor noted spastic tension in the patient's calf muscles.
- Spastic paralysis can follow an injury to the spinal cord.
- Physiotherapy helped relax the spastic muscles in his arm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPASTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPASTIC
4 longer words begin with SPASTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SPASTIC
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Common questions about SPASTIC
- Is SPASTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPASTIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPASTIC worth?
- SPASTIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPASTIC mean?
- Relating to or caused by muscle spasm, with muscles that contract and stiffen involuntarily.
- What letters can be added to SPASTIC?
- SPASTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPASTIC:
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