TECHNIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TECHNIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TECHNIC?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TECHNIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TECHNIC
Front hooks — 1
atechnicBack hooks — 1
technicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TECHNIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TECHNIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does TECHNIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A way of carrying out an art or craft; technique.
Technic is an older, rarer form that most people now replace with technique. It can also appear in the plural for the technical details of a subject. Writers keep technic in compound names and in some formal usage.
How TECHNIC is used
Technic is a less common spelling-twin of technique, found in older books and word games.
- The pianist's technic was flawless, though cold.
- He studied the technic of glassblowing for years.
- Her technic with the brush was admired.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TECHNIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TECHNIC
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Shorter words from the letters in TECHNIC
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Common questions about TECHNIC
- Is TECHNIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TECHNIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TECHNIC worth?
- TECHNIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TECHNIC mean?
- A way of carrying out an art or craft; technique.
- What letters can be added to TECHNIC?
- TECHNIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TECHNIC:
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