SPHYGMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SPHYGMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPHYGMIC?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPHYGMIC is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHYGMIC
No single letter turns SPHYGMIC into another word.
How SPHYGMIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPHYGMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPHYGMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPHYGMIC
- All 8 letters of SPHYGMIC are different — nothing repeats.
- SPHYGMIC gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPHYGMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the pulse, the rhythmic beat of the arteries.
Sphygmic is a rarefied medical adjective that you will meet mainly in compounds and older texts. It points to the pulse as felt or measured at the wrist and elsewhere.
How SPHYGMIC is used
Sphygmic is a technical word, seldom used outside medicine.
- The doctor noted a weak sphygmic wave.
- Sphygmic readings were taken every hour.
- The device recorded each sphygmic beat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPHYGMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SPHYGMIC
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Common questions about SPHYGMIC
- Is SPHYGMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPHYGMIC, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPHYGMIC worth?
- SPHYGMIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPHYGMIC mean?
- Relating to the pulse, the rhythmic beat of the arteries.
- What letters can be added to SPHYGMIC?
- No single letter can be added to SPHYGMIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPHYGMIC:
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