SPHERIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SPHERIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPHERIC?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPHERIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHERIC
Front hooks — 1
asphericBack hooks — 1
sphericsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPHERIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPHERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about SPHERIC
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 SPHERIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Having the shape of a sphere or ball.
Spheric is the shorter, older cousin of spherical and turns up mostly in poetry and old science. It can also refer to the heavenly spheres of ancient astronomy.
How SPHERIC is used
Literary, uncommon in modern prose.
- The poem describes a spheric world turning in the dark.
- A spheric lamp hung over the table.
- Old maps showed spheric heavens around the earth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPHERIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPHERIC
The 7 tiles of SPHERIC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPHERIC
9 longer words begin with SPHERIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SPHERIC
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Common questions about SPHERIC
- Is SPHERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPHERIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPHERIC worth?
- SPHERIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPHERIC mean?
- Having the shape of a sphere or ball.
- What letters can be added to SPHERIC?
- SPHERIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPHERIC:
Open SPHERIC in the Word Finder