TETRARCHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. TETRARCHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETRARCHIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TETRARCHIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETRARCHIC
No single letter turns TETRARCHIC into another word.
How TETRARCHIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TETRARCHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TETRARCHIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TETRARCHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rarehistorical
Relating to a tetrarch, a ruler over a fourth part of a province, or to rule by four.
In the Roman world a tetrarch governed a small division of a province under a higher authority. The tetrarchic system under Diocletian split the empire among four rulers. Botanists also use the word for a root with four strands of xylem.
How TETRARCHIC is used
Rare; used in ancient history and, narrowly, in plant anatomy.
- Historians study the tetrarchic reforms of the late empire.
- A tetrarchic division of power kept the frontiers guarded.
- The root section showed a tetrarchic pattern under the lens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETRARCHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TETRARCHIC
1 longer words begin with TETRARCHIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TETRARCHIC
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Common questions about TETRARCHIC
- Is TETRARCHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETRARCHIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETRARCHIC worth?
- TETRARCHIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETRARCHIC mean?
- Relating to a tetrarch, a ruler over a fourth part of a province, or to rule by four.
- What letters can be added to TETRARCHIC?
- No single letter can be added to TETRARCHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TETRARCHIC:
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