TETANIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TETANIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETANIC?
| 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 TETANIC is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETANIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tetanicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETANIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TETANIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,493.
What does TETANIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or like tetanus, especially in causing prolonged, rigid muscle spasms.
Tetanic is used by doctors and physiologists for the stiff, sustained contraction of muscle that characterises the disease tetanus. A tetanic contraction can also be produced on purpose in laboratory studies of muscle.
How TETANIC is used
Tetanic is a medical and physiological term, usually describing spasms or contractions.
- The nerve was stimulated until the muscle showed a tetanic contraction.
- The patient suffered tetanic spasms of the jaw.
- Strychnine can cause a tetanic convulsion in the whole body.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETANIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TETANIC
The 7 tiles of TETANIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TETANIC
3 longer words begin with TETANIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TETANIC
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Common questions about TETANIC
- Is TETANIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETANIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETANIC worth?
- TETANIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETANIC mean?
- Relating to or like tetanus, especially in causing prolonged, rigid muscle spasms.
- What letters can be added to TETANIC?
- TETANIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TETANIC:
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