TECTONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TECTONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TECTONIC?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TECTONIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TECTONIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tectonicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TECTONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TECTONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TECTONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TECTONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the large plates of the earth's crust and their movement, or, figuratively, to a major and far-reaching shift.
Geologists use tectonic for the slow movement that builds mountains and triggers earthquakes. Journalists borrow it for changes so large that they reshape a whole field.
How TECTONIC is used
Used literally in geology and figuratively for big shifts, as in "a tectonic change in politics".
- The tectonic plates beneath the coast grind past each other.
- The merger caused a tectonic shift in the industry.
- Tectonic activity raised the mountain range over millions of years.
- She studied tectonic maps of the Pacific.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TECTONIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TECTONIC
The 8 tiles of TECTONIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TECTONIC
2 longer words begin with TECTONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TECTONIC
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Common questions about TECTONIC
- Is TECTONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TECTONIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TECTONIC worth?
- TECTONIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TECTONIC mean?
- Relating to the large plates of the earth's crust and their movement, or, figuratively, to a major and far-reaching shift.
- What letters can be added to TECTONIC?
- TECTONIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TECTONIC:
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