STYPTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. STYPTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STYPTIC?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STYPTIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STYPTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stypticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STYPTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STYPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,705 thousand.
What stands out about STYPTIC
- STYPTIC gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STYPTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Able to stop bleeding by causing the tissues to contract when applied to a wound.
A styptic substance is used on small cuts, such as those from shaving. Alum blocks and special pencils are the familiar examples. The word is also a noun for the product itself, as in reaching for a styptic after a nick.
How STYPTIC is used
Styptic is typically heard in first aid and barbering for something that closes a minor cut quickly.
- He dabbed a styptic pencil on the cut.
- The first aid box held a styptic powder for small wounds.
- Alum has a styptic effect on shaving nicks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STYPTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STYPTIC
4 longer words begin with STYPTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in STYPTIC
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Common questions about STYPTIC
- Is STYPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STYPTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STYPTIC worth?
- STYPTIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STYPTIC mean?
- Able to stop bleeding by causing the tissues to contract when applied to a wound.
- What letters can be added to STYPTIC?
- STYPTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STYPTIC:
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