TEKTITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TEKTITIC 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 TEKTITIC?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEKTITIC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEKTITIC
No single letter turns TEKTITIC into another word.
How TEKTITIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TEKTITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEKTITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TEKTITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to tektites, small rounded glassy bodies thought to be formed by meteorite impacts.
Geologists use tektitic when they discuss the glass found scattered across certain regions and what it reveals about ancient impacts. A tektitic find is usually dark in colour and shaped by its fall through the air.
How TEKTITIC is used
Geology and planetary science writing.
- The tektitic glass was collected from a desert field.
- Researchers debated the tektitic origin of the pebbles.
- A tektitic fragment lay in the display case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEKTITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TEKTITIC
Common questions about TEKTITIC
- Is TEKTITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEKTITIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEKTITIC worth?
- TEKTITIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEKTITIC mean?
- Relating to tektites, small rounded glassy bodies thought to be formed by meteorite impacts.
- What letters can be added to TEKTITIC?
- No single letter can be added to TEKTITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TEKTITIC:
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