STOIC is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STOIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STOIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOIC is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stoicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STOIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STOIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does STOIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Meeting pain, loss or hardship with calm self-control, giving almost no outward sign of distress or complaint.
A stoic response to bad news shows almost no outward emotion, neither tears nor complaint, even when the situation would fully justify both. The word traces back to the Stoics, a school of ancient Greek philosophers who taught that a person should meet both good and bad fortune with the same calm acceptance, since strong emotion clouded clear judgement. Modern use has loosened that strict philosophy into a general character trait, so someone can be called stoic simply for staying composed through illness, grief or physical pain without ever having studied Stoic philosophy at all. As a noun, a stoic names the person rather than the quality, someone whose habitual calm under pressure others notice and often admire.
How STOIC is used
Common in everyday speech to describe calm, uncomplaining endurance; capitalised as Stoic, it refers specifically to the ancient Greek philosophy and its followers.
- She remained remarkably stoic throughout the long hospital stay.
- He gave a stoic nod and went back to work without another word.
- Their stoic acceptance of the delay surprised the frustrated crowd.
- The old farmer was a true stoic, never complaining about the drought.
- His stoic expression gave away nothing of the pain he felt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STOIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STOIC
The 5 tiles of STOIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STOIC
18 longer words begin with STOIC.
Shorter words from the letters in STOIC
Common questions about STOIC
- Is STOIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOIC, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOIC worth?
- STOIC is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STOIC mean?
- Meeting pain, loss or hardship with calm self-control, giving almost no outward sign of distress or complaint.
- What letters can be added to STOIC?
- STOIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STOIC:
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