STERIC is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STERIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STERIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STERIC is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERIC
No single letter turns STERIC into another word.
How STERIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about STERIC
- The same 6 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 STERIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms within a molecule and its effect on how the molecule behaves.
Chemists speak of steric hindrance when bulky groups of atoms physically get in the way of a reaction, much like large furniture blocking a doorway. The term shows up whenever the shape of a molecule, rather than its electric charge, decides what can happen. It comes from the Greek stereos, meaning solid, via the older word stereo for three-dimensional.
How STERIC is used
Technical chemistry term, most often in the phrase steric hindrance.
- Steric hindrance slowed the reaction considerably.
- The large side group causes a steric clash with the enzyme.
- A steric effect can favour one product over another.
- Chemists drew the molecule to show its steric strain.
- The drug failed because of a steric mismatch with its target.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STERIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STERIC
The 6 tiles of STERIC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STERIC
2 longer words begin with STERIC.
Shorter words from the letters in STERIC
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Common questions about STERIC
- Is STERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STERIC, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STERIC worth?
- STERIC is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STERIC mean?
- Relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms within a molecule and its effect on how the molecule behaves.
- What letters can be added to STERIC?
- No single letter can be added to STERIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STERIC:
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