SYMBOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SYMBOLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYMBOLIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYMBOLIC is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYMBOLIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
symbolicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYMBOLIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SYMBOLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYMBOLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SYMBOLIC
- All 8 letters of SYMBOLIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYMBOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Serving as a symbol of something, or expressed through symbols rather than literally.
A symbolic gesture matters for what it stands for, not for what it does in practice. The word also describes art, language and logic that work by means of signs.
How SYMBOLIC is used
The word symbolic is common in everyday speech, criticism and academic writing.
- The dove is a symbolic image of peace.
- He gave a symbolic one-dollar payment for the land.
- The poem is rich in symbolic language.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYMBOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYMBOLIC
4 longer words begin with SYMBOLIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SYMBOLIC
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Common questions about SYMBOLIC
- Is SYMBOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYMBOLIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYMBOLIC worth?
- SYMBOLIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYMBOLIC mean?
- Serving as a symbol of something, or expressed through symbols rather than literally.
- What letters can be added to SYMBOLIC?
- SYMBOLIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SYMBOLIC:
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