STEREOTACTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. STEREOTACTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEREOTACTIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEREOTACTIC is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEREOTACTIC
No single letter turns STEREOTACTIC into another word.
How STEREOTACTIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in STEREOTACTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STEREOTACTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STEREOTACTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Describing a precise method of locating a point inside the body using three-dimensional coordinates, especially in brain surgery.
Stereotactic techniques use scans and a coordinate frame so a needle or beam of radiation reaches a tiny target without a large incision. The method is common in neurosurgery and in some forms of radiotherapy.
How STEREOTACTIC is used
Used in medicine for surgery, biopsy and radiation treatment.
- The surgeon planned a stereotactic biopsy of the tumour.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery targets small lesions with great accuracy.
- A stereotactic frame held the patient's head still.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEREOTACTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STEREOTACTIC
1 longer words begin with STEREOTACTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in STEREOTACTIC
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Common questions about STEREOTACTIC
- Is STEREOTACTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEREOTACTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEREOTACTIC worth?
- STEREOTACTIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEREOTACTIC mean?
- Describing a precise method of locating a point inside the body using three-dimensional coordinates, especially in brain surgery.
- What letters can be added to STEREOTACTIC?
- No single letter can be added to STEREOTACTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of STEREOTACTIC:
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