STHENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STHENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STHENIC?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STHENIC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STHENIC
Front hooks — 1
asthenicBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How STHENIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STHENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does STHENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Having or showing great strength, energy, and vigour.
Sthenic comes from Greek and is the opposite of asthenic, which means weak. Older medical writing used it for states marked by excess activity of the body.
How STHENIC is used
Sthenic is a technical or learned word, rarely heard outside medicine and older scientific texts.
- The doctor described the fever as sthenic and violent.
- He had a sthenic constitution and rarely tired.
- Her sthenic energy carried the whole expedition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STHENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STHENIC
The 7 tiles of STHENIC in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STHENIC
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Common questions about STHENIC
- Is STHENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STHENIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STHENIC worth?
- STHENIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STHENIC mean?
- Having or showing great strength, energy, and vigour.
- What letters can be added to STHENIC?
- STHENIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STHENIC:
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